Jason Hartley published an article in the Daily Journal entitled “AI Pricing Algorithms are Anti-Competitive.”

Jason Hartley published an article in the Daily Journal entitled “AI Pricing Algorithms are Anti-Competitive.” The article, published in the November 26, 2025 issue, elaborates California’s new law, effective January 2026, condemning third party pricing algorithms as violations of the Cartwright Act. It explains why horizontal competitors’ surrendering pricing authority to a common third party hurts competition and should be similarly condemned by the Sherman Act.