Anthropic and OpenAI face antitrust lawsuit over AI slowdown calls

Anthropic, OpenAI, SpaceXAI, and Google face a civil antitrust lawsuit in California alleging collusion over proposed slowdowns in AI development.

Justin Tomlinson

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Anthropic and OpenAI face antitrust lawsuit over AI slowdown calls

Leading artificial intelligence companies Anthropic, OpenAI, SpaceXAI, and Google are facing allegations of collusion in a civil antitrust lawsuit filed in a United States federal court. The legal action follows calls that emerged advocating for a coordinated slowdown in the pace of artificial intelligence development.[1][2][3][4]

The complaint was formally brought in the Northern District Court of California on a Friday, according to a news report published by Politico. The lawsuit focuses on the actions of the major AI developers in connection with public discussions and initiatives proposing a collective deceleration of technology development across the industry.[1][2][3][4]

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