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Anthropic, OpenAI face antitrust suit over AI slowdown pact

Original: Anthropic, OpenAI et al. face antitrust suit for agreeing to slow AI development

A new antitrust lawsuit targets Anthropic, OpenAI, xAI and Google, with plaintiffs alleging the AI companies agreed among themselves to slow the pace of AI development. The suit claims the plan had been in motion for months, and argues the so-called agreement was self-serving rather than a genuine safety measure. The case raises fresh questions about whether coordinated pauses by leading AI firms violate competition law.

Why now: A novel antitrust claim against the biggest AI companies directly challenges their safety-framed calls to slow development, sparking debate over competition law and AI governance.

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