The Man Controlling Trade was installed in the FTC Building in 1942. Carved by Michael Landz. *
The intersection of artificial intelligence and antitrust laws
Transactions in the AI space, which began over 10 years ago, are active. We have a ben covering it from that perspective Mergers and acquisitions, Litigation, and law. There are new things in our acquisitions Interactive trading table It consists of mergers and acquisitions dating back to 2012. The post-litigation post links to details of 11 notable cases.
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Check out our new interactive AI contract table for acquisitions dating back to 2012.
More AI acquisitions have recently been announced and scrutinized by the DOJ antitrust division. Please read the post Google-Wiz and ServiceNow-MoveWorks transaction. These transactions and government attention highlight the important and routine nature of investments being made by large tech companies, large service providers and private equity. Acquisitions appear to be the main strategy for building corporate leadership in this area. Diana L. Moss and David Hammel of the Progressive Policy Institute write that this is how the digital ecosystem grew in 2022. The trend continues.
Screenshots of Mogin Law’s interactive artificial intelligence trading table
With the acquisition of AI Tech, existing corporate giants will give even more power in their respective markets, giving them even more control over much of their global data at the expense of potentially consumer, innovation and fair market competition. Also, a rapid acquisition means providing faster and more usable passes to large players while there is a lot of innovation. This means that small businesses are either making heavy lifting of many innovations, unable to compete or be acquired, and are being locked out.
Policymakers, regulators, enforcers and anti-trust lawyers need to take a lot of effort during this progress and this whirlwind of dealing. AI Goldrush could further integrate data collection, creation, and control among already data-rich and powerful Goliaths. We cannot keep them at our risk.
Read our ever-growing list of AI trading. Feel free to share what you missed.
AI Antitrust and Copyright Litigation: First Wave
Google is currently facing anti-trust allegations in the US and Europe using its own data to train AI models.
Google is forcing publishers to provide their own content without compensation to train artificial intelligence models, according to an antitrust complaint filed on June 9 by Chegg, a well-known provider of online education resources. Publishers have alleged multiple violations of the Sherman Act, and blamed Google for unfair enrichment. This case focuses on Google using Chegg’s own educational content to train AI models and generate AI-powered search results, such as AI overviews, without compensation. These practices harm competition, reduce traffic to publishers’ websites, and threaten the production of high-quality educational content, add that Google is abusing monopolies in its popular search services, forcing publishers to serve content for these purposes. This behavior undermines the digital publishing ecosystem and steals publishers from revenue and consumers’ trustworthy information. Google faces the same allegations in Europe, according to a Reuters report.
Read the scope of 11 antitrust and piracy cases, including some on algorithm pricing.
AI Legislative Update
Laws and bills have been enacted and proposed by governments at all levels, with some levels drawing beads on algorithmic pricing.
As AI continues to transform its industry, states and local governments are stepping up to regulate its use, hoping to ensure ethical deployment and consumer protection. The laws were recently enacted in Colorado and Texas and were published in February 2026 and September 2025, respectively. Of the two, Colorado laws are more detailed and focus on high-risk systems with strict requirements for developers and deployers. Texas laws are broader and emphasize transparency and accountability for businesses using AI, but with fewer specific duties. Meanwhile, efforts to regulate AI are currently underway nationwide at federal, state and local levels. According to National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL), 28 states and the US Virgin Islands have enacted more than 75 AI-related measures this year.
Note: The so-called “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” (HR1) – the major budget settlement bill signed into law by President Trump on July 4, 2025 – originally contained controversial provisions to suspend all AI regulations. Faced with pushback, the provision was removed prior to final passage, allowing states to freely regulate the use of AI, including the context of employment (where discrimination claims are being sued), education, and consumer protection.
Read the legislative focus on pricing algorithms and their impact on businesses.
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* Michael Landz, who carved the powerful FTC statue depicted in our banner, was not the only artist in his family. His brother, Walter, was the creator of the equally powerful character, Woody Woodpecker.
