This paper was prepared by Richard May and Greg Jackson of the OECD Competition Division. Helpful comments and review were provided by Ori Schwartz, Antonio Capobianco and Ania Thiemann, also of the OECD Competition Division, by colleagues from the OECD’s Directorate for Science, Technology and Innovation, and by Dr Mike Walker. The note was prepared to serve as background material for discussions on “Competition and Agentic AI” taking place at the December 2026 session of the OECD Competition Committee. More related materials can be found at https://www.oecd.org/en/events/2026/12/competition-and-agentic-ai.html.
Competition and agentic AI
