Thibault SchrepelPublished 2 November 2026
Reading suggestions, October 2026
Academic papers and articles Thibault Schrepel enjoyed reading in October 2026. The monthly readings feed into The Competition System, his newsletter on digital competition.
Rule of reasonNetwork effectsAI copyrightInterpretabilityPrediction markets
From The Competition System
Antitrust
- Computational Rule of Reason Analysis in AntitrustHylton & Popowycz, Stanford Computational Antitrust
- Not All Network Effects Are Red Flags: A Simple Screen for Digital Vertical MergersJohnen & Shekhar, NLR
- From Market Oversight to Market Ordering: The Digital Markets Act and the New Political Economy of Digital Competition RegulationRadic, SSRN
AI
- Permission to Learn: An Economic Approach to AI CopyrightGans, NLR
- Neural Networks Are Already CleanCammarata, Goodfire
- Empires of AI: The Rise and Fall of a New Global OrderFerguson, Klaassen & Schmidt, Foreign Affairs
- The Best Defense Against AI Is AIMcGinnis, WSJ
- AI Crisis in Math: Navier-Stokes, Riemann Hypothesis & Complexity TheoryVideoMoitra, Brunton & Kontorovich, Lex Fridman Podcast
- Why one of the world’s most influential computer scientists believes AI won’t destroy humanityVideoNg, The Economist
Others
- Ethan Mollick on Coexisting with AI, at ScalePodcastSchrepel, Scaling Theory
- The Regulatory-Avoidance Theory of InnovationPotts, De Filippi, Lane & Waters-Lynch, SSRN
- Proof of Age, Leap of Faith: The EU KIDS Act’s Security GambleBarczentewicz & Pekarovic, ToTM
- Tyler Cowen’s Radical AI UniversityCarlson, The Chronicle
- The wisdom of prediction marketsMauboussin, FT
- Agent-Based Modeling: Worlds Within WorldsOstmann, SFI
- What Makes Great Leaders & How to Live an Extraordinary LifePodcastDiamond, Huberman Lab
Earlier months
All months- September 2026Article 102 guidelines, Killer acquisitions, Monopoly causation
- August 2026The EU digital rulebook, Superior bargaining power, Breakups
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