South Korea's antitrust watchdog seeks study on AI service bundling, competition issues
( March 16, 2026, 05:28 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: South Korea’s antitrust regulator is seeking a seven-month study on how artificial intelligence services are being bundled into products and services in the domestic market, as it aims to assess the practice’s procompetitive and anticompetitive effects and consider how competition policy should respond. The Korea Fair Trade Commission said the research would include written surveys of domestic and foreign AI developers and major product and service providers, focusing on AI integration in mobile, PC and mobility, including combinations involving devices, operating systems, major mobile apps and services. It will examine bundling patterns, transaction structures between AI demand- and supply-side companies, access rights to devices and operating systems and the degree of openness, and partnerships among market participants. The project would also include in-depth interviews on competition conditions and unfair trade experiences, as well as a consumer survey on the effect of bundling on users’ choice of primary AI service and perceptions of data collection and access rights.Notices are attached (in Korean). ...
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