AI Companies Illegal Agreement Sued
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The lawsuit, which was filed Friday in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, argues the leading AI companies violated antitrust laws when they agreed to coordinate slowdown efforts, and that doing so would reduce the value consumers get for paid AI subscriptions.
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The coordination largely took place on Sept. 12, the lawsuit argues, when Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei published an essay urging for industrywide cooperation on decelerating advancements in favor of enhanced safety measures.
Representatives for Anthropic, OpenAI, Google and SpaceXAI did not immediately respond to a request for comment Saturday.
In his initial essay proposing the slowdown, Amodei acknowledged potential antitrust challenges, writing it would be helpful for the U.S. government to mediate "or at least enable" these cross-lab discussions.
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- 19 Sep
A new lawsuit claims Anthropic, OpenAI, SpaceXAI and Google made an illegal deal to slow the pace of their respective AI development.
Coverage 6 articles
21 Sep Lawsuit argues companies made illegal deal on AI slowdown
CBS News
19 Sep Lawsuit says AI giants made illegal agreement to ‘pace’ development
Washington Examiner19 Sep Lawsuit accuses Anthropic, OpenAI, Google and SpaceXAI of illegal agreement to slow AI
The Independent- 19 Sep Lawsuit says Anthropic, OpenAI, SpaceXAI and Google made illegal agreement on AI slowdown
Toronto Star 
19 Sep Lawsuit says Anthropic, OpenAI, SpaceXAI and Google made illegal agreement on AI slowdown
ABC News (US)
19 Sep Lawsuit says AI giants made illegal deal on technology's slowdown
CBS News
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