France: Competition Authority's inquiry into competitive functioning of conversational agent sector
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Competition Authority released report on competition in the AI agents sector
On 17 July 2026, the Competition Authority released a report on competition in the artificial intelligence (AI) agents sector. The report examines the practices of AI agent developers, including OpenAI, Google and Anthropic, which together accounted…
Competition Authority closes consultation on inquiry into competitive functioning of conversational agent sector
On 6 March 2026, the Competition Authority closes the consultation on the ex officio inquiry into the competitive functioning of the chatbot sector. The consultation seeks information from industry stakeholders, including generative artificial intel…
Competition Authority opened consultation as part of inquiry into competitive functioning of conversational agent sector
On 29 January 2026, the Competition Authority opened a public consultation on the ex officio inquiry into the competitive functioning of the chatbot sector until 6 March 2026. The consultation seeks information from industry stakeholders, including …
Competition Authority announced inquiry into competitive functioning of conversational agent sector
On 8 January 2026, the Competition Authority of France announced an inquiry into the competitive functioning of the conversational agent sector. The inquiry concerns providers of generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) conversational agents and down…