Generative AI and Competition Policy ~ What is the Role of Competition Policy Toward Further Innovation ? ~
Generative AI and Competition Policy ~ What is the Role of Competition Policy Toward Further Innovation ? ~
The 6th Competition Policy Research Center Osaka Symposium
February 13, 2024
Competition Policy Research Center
Generative AI is a type of AI (Artificial Intelligence) that can generate various contents such as texts and images in response to queries or instructions. As the performance of generative AI has dramatically evolved, such as image generation, search, and chatbots, generative AI has been rapidly spreading on a global scale.
Under such circumstances, how generative AI will impact the competitive environment is one of the grave interests from the viewpoint of competition policy. In fact, at the G7 Joint Competition Enforcers and Policymakers Summit held in November last year, the competition authorities discussed competition issues related to generative AI. Also, various activities of competition authorities in the world have been seen, such as the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC), the U.K. Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), and the European Commission, which have instigated market research, solicited opinions from public and so on.
Considering above, this symposium will invite experts as well as a foreign Big Tech and a domestic company developing and deploying generative AI, to have presentations and hold panel discussions. The panelists will discuss domestic and international trends in generative AI, impact of generative AI on competitive environment, and future direction of competition policy.
1 Date and Venue
| Date | 14:00 - 16:50, March15, 2024 (Fri) * Japan Standard Time (JST) |
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| Venue | Online and Hotel Monterey Osaka |
| Language | English - Japanese (with simultaneous interpretation) |
| Admission Charge | Free |
| Organizer | Competition Policy Research Center (CPRC), Japan Fair Trade Commission (JFTC) |
| Co-organized by | Nihon Keizai Shimbun, Osaka Bar Association, Osaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Japan Electronics and Information Technology Industries Association, Fair Trade Institute, Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (A) （Principal Investigator：Professor, IKEDA Chizuru （Kobe University）） 「Designing next generation regulations to address multidimensional risks caused by the expansion of digital platforms」 |
| Supported by | Kansai Economic Federation |
2 Agenda
14:00-14:05 Opening Remarks
| MATSUSHIMA Noriaki (Professor, Institute of Social and Economic Research, Osaka University / Director, CPRC) |
14:05-14:10 Remarks
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"Generative AI: Perspective of the Japan Fair Trade Commission"
SHINAGAWA Takeshi (Senior Deputy Secretary General for Policy Management, JFTC /Deputy director, CPRC)) |
14:10-14:30 Presentation
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"Overview and Outlook of the Competition Environment around Generative AI - Introduction of the Characteristics of Generative AI and Major Activities of Business and Government Authorities"
TAKAMIYA Yusuke (Partner, Mori Hamada & Matsumoto) |
14:30-14:50 Presentation
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"SB Intuitions' Challenge: From Present to Future of Japanese LLMs." (After the change) ORIHARA Daiki (Vice President & CTO, SB Intuitions Corp.) (Before the change) TAMBA Hironobu (President & CEO, SB Intuitions Corp.) |
14:50-15:10 Presentation (Online)
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"The Competitive Effects of Generative AI"
Ariel Ezrachi（Professor, University of Oxford） |
15:10-15:25 Coffee Break
15:25-16:35 Panel Discussion
| Moderator: | MATSUSHIMA Noriaki (Professor, Institute of Social and Economic Research, Osaka University / Director, CPRC) |
| Panelists: | TAKAMIYA Yusuke (Partner, Mori Hamada & Matsumoto) ORIHARA Daiki (Vice President & CTO, SB Intuitions Corp.) Ariel Ezrachi（Professor, University of Oxford） Christina Shin (Asia Competition Law Lead, Microsoft Corporation) FUCHIKAWA Kazuhiko（Associate Professor, Graduate School of Law, Osaka Metropolitan University） |
16:35-16:45 Q&A session
16:45-16:50 Closing Remarks
| IKEDA Chizuru (Professor, Graduate School of Law, Kobe University) |
