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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Kaitlyn Huamani

Artificial intelligence giants sued over collaborative call to ‘pace’ AI

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  • Major AI developers, including Google , OpenAI , Anthropic , and SpaceXAI face an antitrust lawsuit alleging they colluded to intentionally slow down AI technical advancements.
  • The class-action lawsuit was filed in a California federal court on behalf of paid subscribers to AI services such as ChatGPT, Claude, Grok, and Gemini.
  • The complaint centers on a September essay by Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei advocating for collective industry deceleration for safety, which was publicly endorsed by rival executives.
  • Plaintiffs argue that mutual pledges among tech giants to delay development timelines violate federal antitrust laws and reduce the value provided to paying customers.
  • Anthropic's CEO previously acknowledged potential antitrust hurdles regarding cross-lab safety discussions, though the named companies did not immediately comment on the suit.

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Lawsuit accuses Anthropic, OpenAI, Google and SpaceXAI of illegal agreement to slow AI

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