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AI, energy and competition

In the race to dominate artificial intelligence, access to energy is becoming just as critical as data or talent. In this video, Maria Pilar Canedo Arrillaga (Academic Director of the OECD-GVH Regional Centre for Competition) and Yann Guthmann  (Head of the Digital Economy Unit, French Competition Authority) explore how AI’s growing energy demands are reshaping competition, raising environmental and concentration risks while challenging regulators. The series “Key competition topics explained in a few minutes” is a training initiative by the OECD-GVH Regional Centre for Competition in Budapest, which builds on the discussions from its seminars to create short, focused videos on key competition notions. Access the series playlist at https://bit.ly/gvh-comp-videos 

Learn more about the OECD-GVH Regional Centre for Competition at http://oe.cd/rcc-eeca. 
Access the French authority study on AI and electricity: https://www.autoritedelaconcurrence.fr/en/press-release/autorite-publishes-its-study-competition-issues-surrounding-energy-and-environmental
More OECD work on competition: https://oe.cd/competition

The video was developed to illustrate a Judges’ Lab on Non-Cartel Agreements organised by the OECD-GVH Regional Centre for Competition in Budapest in January 2026 with financial support from the European Union. It reflects only the authors’ views, and the European Commission is not responsible for any use that may be made of the information it contains. 

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