Thibault Schrepel
@profschrepel.bsky.social
Associate Prof VU Amsterdam • Faculty Affiliate Stanford • Into Running 🏃🏻
#antitrust #AI #complexityscience #digitalmarkets #blockchain
📕 www.thibaultschrepel.com
📻 https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/scalingtheory
#antitrust #AI #complexityscience #digitalmarkets #blockchain
📕 www.thibaultschrepel.com
📻 https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/scalingtheory
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Reposted by Thibault Schrepel
Antitrust is no longer a domestic game. Daniel Crane (University of Michigan Law School) maps how Great Powers use antitrust law as a geopolitical lever across tech, culture, finance, and even wartime supply chains.
Read here 👇 www.networklawreview.org/crane-great-...
Read here 👇 www.networklawreview.org/crane-great-...
November 21, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Antitrust is no longer a domestic game. Daniel Crane (University of Michigan Law School) maps how Great Powers use antitrust law as a geopolitical lever across tech, culture, finance, and even wartime supply chains.
Read here 👇 www.networklawreview.org/crane-great-...
Read here 👇 www.networklawreview.org/crane-great-...
🇵🇹 I will speak at the Portuguese Competition Authority’s next Monday in Lisbon. In my talk, I will show how computational tools (and thinking) expose dynamics in emerging antitrust issues linked to GenAI, cybersecurity, plus several others.
November 21, 2025 at 9:38 AM
🇵🇹 I will speak at the Portuguese Competition Authority’s next Monday in Lisbon. In my talk, I will show how computational tools (and thinking) expose dynamics in emerging antitrust issues linked to GenAI, cybersecurity, plus several others.
Some legal scholars are calling to “ban AI from the law faculty”. Tonight at Luxembourg Bar, I will argue that a ban is the very, very last thing we want. A short thread.
November 20, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Some legal scholars are calling to “ban AI from the law faculty”. Tonight at Luxembourg Bar, I will argue that a ban is the very, very last thing we want. A short thread.
I have just uploaded a new version of my article on 𝗮𝗱𝗮𝗽𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗴𝘂𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 (papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....). The goal: understand how EU digital regulation can evolve in a way that remains legally sound and operationally realistic, instead of chasing the impossible "future-proof" concept.
November 20, 2025 at 1:20 PM
I have just uploaded a new version of my article on 𝗮𝗱𝗮𝗽𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗴𝘂𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 (papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....). The goal: understand how EU digital regulation can evolve in a way that remains legally sound and operationally realistic, instead of chasing the impossible "future-proof" concept.
Yann (@yann-lecun.bsky.social) just announced that he is leaving Meta. Some media describe this as a sudden lack of interest in LLMs. Hold on. In May 2024, Yann had already said exactly that during our conversation: open.spotify.com/episode/7GhU....
#5 – Yann LeCun: AI Dynamics and Regulation
Scaling Theory · Episode
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November 20, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Yann (@yann-lecun.bsky.social) just announced that he is leaving Meta. Some media describe this as a sudden lack of interest in LLMs. Hold on. In May 2024, Yann had already said exactly that during our conversation: open.spotify.com/episode/7GhU....
France is turning into Huxley’s Brave New World. The World Controllers claim to know what is best for you. They promise happiness, they hold the expertise, you do not. Trust them.
November 18, 2025 at 11:55 AM
France is turning into Huxley’s Brave New World. The World Controllers claim to know what is best for you. They promise happiness, they hold the expertise, you do not. Trust them.
Cristina Bicchieri (@upenn.edu) joins me on #scalingtheory to unpack how norms emerge, scale, and sometimes break down. Fascinating! New episode out now.
➝ YouTube: youtu.be/T1fmu5dRbvA
➝ Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/2...
➝ Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/2UQQ...
➝ YouTube: youtu.be/T1fmu5dRbvA
➝ Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/2...
➝ Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/2UQQ...
November 18, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Cristina Bicchieri (@upenn.edu) joins me on #scalingtheory to unpack how norms emerge, scale, and sometimes break down. Fascinating! New episode out now.
➝ YouTube: youtu.be/T1fmu5dRbvA
➝ Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/2...
➝ Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/2UQQ...
➝ YouTube: youtu.be/T1fmu5dRbvA
➝ Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/2...
➝ Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/2UQQ...
Reposted by Thibault Schrepel
What happens when industrial policy moves from tariffs to invisible regulatory barriers? Daniel Spulber shows how non-tariff barriers distort trade & erode incentives to innovate. New in the NLR x ICLE special issue on competitiveness.
👉 networklawreview.org/spulber-indu...
👉 networklawreview.org/spulber-indu...
November 17, 2025 at 1:45 PM
What happens when industrial policy moves from tariffs to invisible regulatory barriers? Daniel Spulber shows how non-tariff barriers distort trade & erode incentives to innovate. New in the NLR x ICLE special issue on competitiveness.
👉 networklawreview.org/spulber-indu...
👉 networklawreview.org/spulber-indu...
It's out (in open acces). Nicolas Petit, Bowman Heiden and I situate the “dynamic competition approach” in relation to other #antitrust approaches. We explain why innovation rivalry demands its own antitrust method.
👉🏼 Download here: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
👉🏼 Download here: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
November 17, 2025 at 12:41 PM
It's out (in open acces). Nicolas Petit, Bowman Heiden and I situate the “dynamic competition approach” in relation to other #antitrust approaches. We explain why innovation rivalry demands its own antitrust method.
👉🏼 Download here: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
👉🏼 Download here: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
Reposted by Thibault Schrepel
Is “industrial policy” really back? Giovanni Dosi argues it’s mostly a dystopian reboot, more zero-sum than visionary-oriented strategy. Our new NLR–ICLE special issue starts with a bang.
www.networklawreview.org/dosi-industr...
www.networklawreview.org/dosi-industr...
November 14, 2025 at 9:54 AM
Is “industrial policy” really back? Giovanni Dosi argues it’s mostly a dystopian reboot, more zero-sum than visionary-oriented strategy. Our new NLR–ICLE special issue starts with a bang.
www.networklawreview.org/dosi-industr...
www.networklawreview.org/dosi-industr...
Further evidence that the European Commission is using the DMA to bypass an Article 102 TFEU analysis. #Google #DMA
Today we've launched proceedings to assess whether Google applies fair, reasonable and non-discriminatory conditions of access to publishers’ websites on Google Search.
The investigation focuses on Google’s site reputation abuse policy and its impact on publishers → link.europa.eu/kb7P7H
#DMA
The investigation focuses on Google’s site reputation abuse policy and its impact on publishers → link.europa.eu/kb7P7H
#DMA
November 13, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Here is the European Commission “Digital Omnibus on AI.” It’s a good start, but remains 𝗹𝗮𝗿𝗴𝗲𝗹𝘆 insufficient. The AI Act hurts competition and innovation. papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
November 12, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Here is the European Commission “Digital Omnibus on AI.” It’s a good start, but remains 𝗹𝗮𝗿𝗴𝗲𝗹𝘆 insufficient. The AI Act hurts competition and innovation. papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
Excellent contributions coming your way. Check it out www.networklawreview.org/special-issu...
November 12, 2025 at 8:53 AM
Excellent contributions coming your way. Check it out www.networklawreview.org/special-issu...
Mario Draghi is right to worry about the #AIAct, but wrong about the cure. A pause won’t fix the EU AI Act. The problem isn’t speed; it’s rigidity. www.theregreview.org/2025/11/03/s...
November 10, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Mario Draghi is right to worry about the #AIAct, but wrong about the cure. A pause won’t fix the EU AI Act. The problem isn’t speed; it’s rigidity. www.theregreview.org/2025/11/03/s...
Big crush on Barcelona. See you soon!
November 8, 2025 at 10:16 AM
Big crush on Barcelona. See you soon!
What’s the link between Charles Mingus, Ornette Coleman and antitrust policy in AI? Answer in 1h www.youtube.com/live/kLs9HpA...
November 7, 2025 at 10:50 AM
What’s the link between Charles Mingus, Ornette Coleman and antitrust policy in AI? Answer in 1h www.youtube.com/live/kLs9HpA...
Congratulations to the Conseil de la concurrence 🇲🇦 for such a great event. African and Arab countries are coming together and taking leadership on many fronts.
November 5, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Congratulations to the Conseil de la concurrence 🇲🇦 for such a great event. African and Arab countries are coming together and taking leadership on many fronts.
Last Sunday, I ran the Frankfurt Marathon and was fortunate to come in just under three hours. A short thread.
October 28, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Last Sunday, I ran the Frankfurt Marathon and was fortunate to come in just under three hours. A short thread.
Off to Frankfurt for the marathon this weekend. I ran 785 km in the past two months or so. Time to enjoy the race.
As an academic, I love that running’s outcome isn’t decided by others. It’s pure merit, yet profoundly human, because running together is what gets you there.
As an academic, I love that running’s outcome isn’t decided by others. It’s pure merit, yet profoundly human, because running together is what gets you there.
October 24, 2025 at 11:33 AM
Off to Frankfurt for the marathon this weekend. I ran 785 km in the past two months or so. Time to enjoy the race.
As an academic, I love that running’s outcome isn’t decided by others. It’s pure merit, yet profoundly human, because running together is what gets you there.
As an academic, I love that running’s outcome isn’t decided by others. It’s pure merit, yet profoundly human, because running together is what gets you there.
Europe’s pursuit of digital sovereignty will, paradoxically, ensure dependency. We spend without the means to match our ambitions, and in the meantime ignore the partnerships that could keep us in the game. The result? We’ll import what others built, without our input.
EU’s AI Continent: powered on.
We are accelerating European AI development with the launch of six new AI Factories in 🇨🇿 🇱🇹 🇳🇱 🇷🇴 🇪🇸 🇵🇱 ↓
We are accelerating European AI development with the launch of six new AI Factories in 🇨🇿 🇱🇹 🇳🇱 🇷🇴 🇪🇸 🇵🇱 ↓
October 24, 2025 at 7:52 AM
Europe’s pursuit of digital sovereignty will, paradoxically, ensure dependency. We spend without the means to match our ambitions, and in the meantime ignore the partnerships that could keep us in the game. The result? We’ll import what others built, without our input.
#Democracy runs on opinion.
#Futarchy runs on beliefs.
Robin Hanson joins me on Scaling Theory to discuss why governance might often need to run on market logic.
• Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/6UFN...
• YouTube: youtu.be/tXc9rukqZ4s?...
• Apple: podcasts.apple.com/fr/podcast/s...
#Futarchy runs on beliefs.
Robin Hanson joins me on Scaling Theory to discuss why governance might often need to run on market logic.
• Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/6UFN...
• YouTube: youtu.be/tXc9rukqZ4s?...
• Apple: podcasts.apple.com/fr/podcast/s...
October 20, 2025 at 12:01 PM
#Democracy runs on opinion.
#Futarchy runs on beliefs.
Robin Hanson joins me on Scaling Theory to discuss why governance might often need to run on market logic.
• Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/6UFN...
• YouTube: youtu.be/tXc9rukqZ4s?...
• Apple: podcasts.apple.com/fr/podcast/s...
#Futarchy runs on beliefs.
Robin Hanson joins me on Scaling Theory to discuss why governance might often need to run on market logic.
• Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/6UFN...
• YouTube: youtu.be/tXc9rukqZ4s?...
• Apple: podcasts.apple.com/fr/podcast/s...
Reposted by Thibault Schrepel
The EU's "future-proof" AI regulation is a fantasy. AI evolves through emergent properties—GPT-1 to GPT-4 was metamorphosis, not iteration. We need future-responsive regulation, not monuments By @profschrepel.bsky.social at @networklawreview.bsky.social
www.networklawreview.org/schrepel-fut...
www.networklawreview.org/schrepel-fut...
The Future-Proof Fantasy of AI Regulation - Network Law Review
The EU’s quest for “future-proof” AI regulation is a fantasy. AI evolves through emergent properties that defy prediction, yet Brussels continues to draft rules with an industrial, linear mindset. The...
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October 16, 2025 at 4:09 PM
The EU's "future-proof" AI regulation is a fantasy. AI evolves through emergent properties—GPT-1 to GPT-4 was metamorphosis, not iteration. We need future-responsive regulation, not monuments By @profschrepel.bsky.social at @networklawreview.bsky.social
www.networklawreview.org/schrepel-fut...
www.networklawreview.org/schrepel-fut...
Happening today!
Search for "Annual Conference on European Competition Law, 16–17 October 2025" to register. I’ll argue that recent Art. 102 cases and the DMA now fully overlap, which turns complementarity into an echo chamber. 🌀
Search for "Annual Conference on European Competition Law, 16–17 October 2025" to register. I’ll argue that recent Art. 102 cases and the DMA now fully overlap, which turns complementarity into an echo chamber. 🌀
October 16, 2025 at 10:31 AM
Happening today!
Search for "Annual Conference on European Competition Law, 16–17 October 2025" to register. I’ll argue that recent Art. 102 cases and the DMA now fully overlap, which turns complementarity into an echo chamber. 🌀
Search for "Annual Conference on European Competition Law, 16–17 October 2025" to register. I’ll argue that recent Art. 102 cases and the DMA now fully overlap, which turns complementarity into an echo chamber. 🌀
Despite repeated calls for transparency, the EC gives little detail on how it handles contributions. It fails to explain why ideas appearing in multiple submissions are dismissed, and instead (often) cites the volume of contributions to justify one-sided proposals. We can (and should!) do better.
We have launched a public consultation on draft guidelines on the intersection of the Digital Markets Act and GDPR.
We want to hear your views on the guidelines to improve legal clarity for businesses and ensure coherent enforcement.
📅 Feedback open until 4 Dec 2025
→ link.europa.eu/gbmdVY
We want to hear your views on the guidelines to improve legal clarity for businesses and ensure coherent enforcement.
📅 Feedback open until 4 Dec 2025
→ link.europa.eu/gbmdVY
October 15, 2025 at 10:27 AM
Despite repeated calls for transparency, the EC gives little detail on how it handles contributions. It fails to explain why ideas appearing in multiple submissions are dismissed, and instead (often) cites the volume of contributions to justify one-sided proposals. We can (and should!) do better.
You’d think innovation plays a central role in digital antitrust cases. Well, well, well… papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
October 14, 2025 at 12:00 PM
You’d think innovation plays a central role in digital antitrust cases. Well, well, well… papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....