Professor Julian Wright from the National University of Singapore joins us to talk about competition and regulation up and down the AI stack -- from the chips to the chatbots and everything in between. Is it winner-takes-all or winner-takes most? Will the digital platforms displace the new labs? And do we need more regulation or less? Plus a competition conference is compliantly considered, Ampol/EG Australia is the first Phase 2 merger approved by the ACCC, the new-look unfair trading practices bill reaches parliament, and AI essays and encyclicals abound … All this and cinematic polycephaly with co-hosts Moya Dodd and Matt Rubinstein. 

 

Links:  
Michael B Jordan on playing identical twins Smoke and Stack in Sinners 
Three-eyed animals in Train Dreams and The Secret Agent 
ACCC approves Ampol's acquisition of EG Australia in first finalised Phase 2 
Track the Competition and Consumer Amendment (Unfair Trading Practices) Bill 2026 
Damien Charlotin's AI Hallucination Cases Database 
Justice Needham, "AI and the Courts in 2025" 
Pope Leo XIV's Encyclical Letter, "Magnifica Humanitas" 
Prof Julian Wright, "Artificial Intelligence and Competition Policy" at ScienceDirect 
Anna Goldsworthy's Quarterly Essay, "The God We Made: The Threat and Promise of Artificial Intelligence" 
The Competitive Edge's cryptic crosswords, conspicuously inspired by Justice Wigney 
Meet the Gilbert + Tobin Competition, Consumer + Market Regulation team 
Email us at edge@gtlaw.com.au  

Professor Julian Wright from the National University of Singapore joins us to talk about competition and regulation up and down the AI stack -- from the chips to the chatbots and everything in between. Is it winner-takes-all or winner-takes most? Will the digital platforms displace the new labs? And do we need more regulation or less? Plus a competition conference is compliantly considered, Ampol/EG Australia is the first Phase 2 merger approved by the ACCC, the new-look unfair trading practices bill reaches parliament, and AI essays and encyclicals abound &hellip; All this and cinematic polycephaly with co-hosts Moya Dodd and Matt Rubinstein.&nbsp;
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Links: &nbsp;
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<li data-aria-posinset="1" data-aria-level="2">Michael B Jordan on&nbsp;<a href="https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/awards/story/2025-12-22/michael-b-jordan-sinners-smoke-stack-ryan-coogler">playing identical twins Smoke and Stack</a>&nbsp;in&nbsp;Sinners&nbsp;</li>
<li data-aria-posinset="2" data-aria-level="2">Three-eyed animals in&nbsp;<a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/Oscars/comments/1rs89oj/just_noticed_two_of_the_2026_best_picture/">Train Dreams&nbsp;and&nbsp;The Secret Agent</a>&nbsp;</li>
<li data-aria-posinset="3" data-aria-level="2">ACCC approves&nbsp;<a href="https://www.accc.gov.au/media-release/accc-approves-ampols-acquisition-of-eg-australia-subject-to-conditions">Ampol's acquisition of EG Australia</a>&nbsp;in first finalised Phase 2&nbsp;</li>
<li data-aria-posinset="4" data-aria-level="2">Track the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r7468">Competition and Consumer Amendment (Unfair Trading Practices) Bill 2026</a>&nbsp;</li>
<li data-aria-posinset="5" data-aria-level="2">Damien Charlotin's&nbsp;<a href="https://www.damiencharlotin.com/hallucinations/">AI Hallucination Cases Database</a>&nbsp;</li>
<li data-aria-posinset="6" data-aria-level="2">Justice Needham,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.fedcourt.gov.au/digital-law-library/judges-speeches/justice-needham/needham-j-20250627">"AI and the Courts in 2025"</a>&nbsp;</li>
<li data-aria-posinset="7" data-aria-level="2">Pope Leo XIV's Encyclical Letter,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.vatican.va/content/leo-xiv/en/encyclicals/documents/20260515-magnifica-humanitas.html">"Magnifica Humanitas"</a>&nbsp;</li>
<li data-aria-posinset="8" data-aria-level="2">Prof Julian Wright,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0167718725000013">"Artificial Intelligence and Competition Policy"</a>&nbsp;at ScienceDirect&nbsp;</li>
<li data-aria-posinset="9" data-aria-level="2">Anna Goldsworthy's Quarterly Essay,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.quarterlyessay.com.au/essay/2026/06/the-god-we-made">"The God We Made: The Threat and Promise of Artificial Intelligence"</a>&nbsp;</li>
<li data-aria-posinset="10" data-aria-level="2">The Competitive Edge's&nbsp;<a href="https://crossword.info/edge">cryptic crosswords</a>, conspicuously inspired by Justice&nbsp;Wigney&nbsp;</li>
<li data-aria-posinset="11" data-aria-level="2">Meet the Gilbert + Tobin&nbsp;<a href="https://www.gtlaw.com.au/expertise/competition-and-regulation">Competition, Consumer + Market Regulation</a>&nbsp;team&nbsp;</li>
<li data-aria-posinset="12" data-aria-level="2">Email us at&nbsp;<a href="mailto:edge@gtlaw.com.au">edge@gtlaw.com.au</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;</li>
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Get the lowdown on developments in competition law in Australia and around the world with The Competitive Edge, a competition law podcast. Each fortnight Moya Dodd and Matt Rubinstein explore insights and trends with our resident experts and special guests to give you the competitive edge. 

Get the lowdown on developments in competition law in Australia and around the world with The Competitive Edge, a competition law podcast. Each fortnight Moya Dodd and Matt Rubinstein explore insights and trends with our resident experts and special guests to give you the competitive edge.&nbsp;

The Competitive Edge

Get the lowdown on developments in competition law in Australia and around the world. Gilbert + Tobin’s Moya Dodd and Matt Rubinstein explore insights and trends with leading experts to give you the competitive edge.

Get the lowdown on developments in competition law in Australia and around the world. Gilbert + Tobin&rsquo;s Moya Dodd and Matt Rubinstein explore insights and trends with leading experts to give you the competitive edge.