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
🇵🇹 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.
Tonight event: www.larcier-intersentia.com/nl/conferenc...
November 20, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Tonight event: www.larcier-intersentia.com/nl/conferenc...
More details about why experiments matter in the space: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
November 20, 2025 at 2:32 PM
More details about why experiments matter in the space: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
Professors should have full freedom to experiment with AI (or not!), evaluate what works, and, hopefully, share evidence with others. In short, we should be scientific in the classroom. Let’s not follow the World Controllers. www.networklawreview.org/world-contro...
November 20, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Professors should have full freedom to experiment with AI (or not!), evaluate what works, and, hopefully, share evidence with others. In short, we should be scientific in the classroom. Let’s not follow the World Controllers. www.networklawreview.org/world-contro...
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.
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...
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....
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....
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.
#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...
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. 🌀
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....
Timing coincidence? The European Commission is just fining Chloé (among others), the fashion house founded by Philippe Aghion’s mother.
October 14, 2025 at 11:56 AM
Timing coincidence? The European Commission is just fining Chloé (among others), the fashion house founded by Philippe Aghion’s mother.
Many congratulations to these three brilliant economists! I’m especially thrilled to see Philippe Aghion among them. Philippe wrote the preface to my PhD thesis… a gentle reminder that correlation does not imply causation 😅
October 13, 2025 at 10:21 AM
Many congratulations to these three brilliant economists! I’m especially thrilled to see Philippe Aghion among them. Philippe wrote the preface to my PhD thesis… a gentle reminder that correlation does not imply causation 😅
I’ve just updated this database compiling all initiatives taken by antitrust agencies on generative AI www.networklawreview.org/antitrust-ge... I hope it proves useful to some of you.
October 10, 2025 at 12:02 PM
I’ve just updated this database compiling all initiatives taken by antitrust agencies on generative AI www.networklawreview.org/antitrust-ge... I hope it proves useful to some of you.
In this piece for Times Higher Education, I suggest a few simple experiments that any professor can run to see how GenAI impacts their own students. I hope this proves useful to some of you. www.timeshighereducation.com/campus/how-t...
October 6, 2025 at 12:00 PM
In this piece for Times Higher Education, I suggest a few simple experiments that any professor can run to see how GenAI impacts their own students. I hope this proves useful to some of you. www.timeshighereducation.com/campus/how-t...
www.nber.org/papers/w34194
Interesting one. Market power persistence isn’t about lax antitrust enforcement. It’s the technology + learning dynamics that give certain cohorts lasting dominance.
Interesting one. Market power persistence isn’t about lax antitrust enforcement. It’s the technology + learning dynamics that give certain cohorts lasting dominance.
October 2, 2025 at 12:42 PM
www.nber.org/papers/w34194
Interesting one. Market power persistence isn’t about lax antitrust enforcement. It’s the technology + learning dynamics that give certain cohorts lasting dominance.
Interesting one. Market power persistence isn’t about lax antitrust enforcement. It’s the technology + learning dynamics that give certain cohorts lasting dominance.
NEW OP-ED. AI evolves every week. European regulations, every few years. The result: a widening gap between the speed of innovation and the slowness of legislation.
September 30, 2025 at 10:58 AM
NEW OP-ED. AI evolves every week. European regulations, every few years. The result: a widening gap between the speed of innovation and the slowness of legislation.