JILS (Journal of Indonesian Legal Studies)
Vol. 11 No. 1 (2026): Contemporary Legal Responses to Technological, Economic, and Social Change

From Monopoly to Machine-opoly: Rethinking Market Regulations for Autonomous AI Agents

Anna Maria Tri Anggraini (Faculty of Law, Universitas Trisakti)
Ahmad Sabirin (Institute of Climate Law & Sustainable Policy)
Jimi Rambo Arranchado (Faculty of Law, University of Canterbury)



Article Info

Publish Date
13 Jun 2026

Abstract

The paper examines the effectiveness and relevance of business competition law in regulating market dynamics in the AI era, and formulates an adaptive regulatory framework that aligns technological developments with the principles of justice and accountability. The method used is a normative-legal-research method with a qualitative approach. The paper's findings are that in the digital era driven by AI, the paradigm of business competition is undergoing a fundamental transformation that demands a profound reflection on existing legal principles. The phenomenon of machine-opoly, monopolies generated by autonomous AI agents, challenges traditional concepts of fair competition. This issue underscores the tension between technological innovation as a force for value creation and the need for fairness and balance in the market. From a theoretical perspective, AI presents non-human actors running complex algorithms, which opens up space for collusion and market domination practices that are difficult to detect and control by conventional regulation. The emergence of machine-opoly transformed traditional monopolies into dominance based on algorithms, data, and autonomous artificial intelligence. Through the TFEU and AI Act, the EU has integrated transparency and accountability into competition law, followed by the US, the UK, Australia, and China with similar adaptive measures. Indonesia, through Law No. 5 of 1999, still faces limitations in regulating algorithmic behavior. Therefore, regulatory reforms that emphasize algorithmic transparency and supervisory capacity are essential to maintain the fairness and innovation of digital markets.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

jils

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Subject

Law, Crime, Criminology & Criminal Justice

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JILS (Journal of Indonesian Legal Studies) is a peer reviewed journal published biannual (May and November) by Faculty of Law, Universitas Negeri Semarang. JILS published both Printed and Online version (Print ISSN 2548-1584, Online ISSN 2548-1592). JILS is intended to be the journal for publishing ...