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The U.K. ’s competition authorisation already has a loton its platein terminus oftackling Big Tech ’s uprise reachacrossthe technological spectrum , but closer to home it ’s dealing with a different kind of anti - competitive threat — one it reckons AI is well - equipped to call .
“ We know that procurement market are at significant peril of bid - tackle , ” CMA honcho Sarah Cardell ( pictured above ) tell apart the FT . “ We ’ve now got the capability to be able to rake data point at scale , bid datum at ordered series , to make out anomalies in that dictation data , and to identify area of potential anti - competitory conduct . ”
The tidings comes short after the CMAannounced an inquiryinto bid - tackle for shoal roofing contracts , while last class itdoled out fines of £ 60 million($75 million ) to 10 construction firms for collude on contract play .
