1、A COMPETITION POLICY FORCLOUD AND AIISSUE PAPERJune 2025Zach MeyersMarc Bourreau Issue Paper A Competition Policy for Cloud and AI Zach Meyers Marc Bourreau June 2025 A Competition Policy for Cloud and AI 1 As provided for in CERREs bylaws and procedural rules from its“Transparency&Independence Poli

2、cy”,all CERRE research projects and reports are completed in accordance with the strictest academic independence.The project,within the framework of which this report has been prepared,received the support and/or input of the following CERRE member organisations:Amazon,Arcep,BIPT,and Microsoft.Howev

3、er,they bear no responsibility for the contents of this report.The views expressed in this CERRE report are attributable only to the authors in a personal capacity and not to any institution with which they are associated.In addition,they do not necessarily correspond either to those of CERRE,or of

4、any sponsor or of members of CERRE.Copyright 2025,Centre on Regulation in Europe(CERRE)infocerre.eu www.cerre.eu A Competition Policy for Cloud and AI 2 Executive Summary As European leaders focus on boosting Europes competitiveness,they must ensure businesses increase their productivity.Better depl

5、oyment of new technology will be an important way to achieve that.Artificial intelligence(AI)could eventually boost competition across the economy both by disrupting incumbents in the tech sector and by helping firms in many sectors become more productive,particularly services industries which have

6、traditionally struggled to use technology to boost their output and efficiency.To maximise the economic benefits of AI foundation models,competition authorities must ensure that competition thrives throughout the value chain so that AI remains as cheap,high-quality and widely available as possible a