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On overbuilding AI infrastructure and its energy supply| thetechbubble.substack.com
By Giovanna Massarotto In this article, I will briefly review my work on blockchain and antitrust as a way of regulating digital markets, demonstrating how blockchain and decentralized finance (DeFi) are inherently connected to the principles of antitrust law and can work synergistically in driving innovation by pursuing economic freedom…Read More| Wharton Initiative on Financial Policy and Regulation
Eleanor Fox writes that the paradigm shift in United States antitrust is not best understood as an embrace of neo-Brandeisian anti-bigness ideas but rather a rejection of neoliberal principles that have prevented effective antitrust regulation for decades. The shift encompasses the concerns and efforts of centrists, progressives, and neo-Brandeisians.| ProMarket
In short, if we have learned anything from the competing antitrust approaches of the Biden administration, it appears that an expanded consumer welfare standard, incorporating non-priced harms, is likely to win out. Neo-Brandeisian critiques may be more theoretically exciting for some antitrust advocates, and perhaps have helped to raise public awareness. The FTC has also taken meaningful action in other areas, such as recently banning noncompete agreements. But the DOJ’s enhanced consume...| American Affairs Journal