Lawsuit says Anthropic, OpenAI, SpaceXAI and Google made illegal agreement on AI slowdown
The complaint says the companies’ public alignment reduced competition and cut the value of paid subscriptions, with four consumers seeking class-action status.
- On Friday, plaintiffs filed a civil antitrust lawsuit in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California against Anthropic, OpenAI, SpaceXAI, and Google, alleging the companies illegally coordinated to slow artificial intelligence development.
- The lawsuit centers on September 12, when Anthropic Chief Executive Officer Dario Amodei urged "industry-wide coordination" to "pace the frontier," prompting public agreement from OpenAI's Sam Altman, SpaceXAI's Elon Musk, and Google DeepMind's Demis Hassabis.
- Lawyers representing four paid subscribers argue this "publicly announced pinky promise" violates the Sherman Act, contending competitors cannot legally form a "cartel license" to restrict output and harm consumers through reduced competition.
- President Donald Trump rejected calls for regulation on Saturday, announcing formation of an "AI Force" and appointment of an "AI czar," while House Speaker Mike Johnson warned against rushing into new restrictions.
- Although Amodei suggested the government "issue a narrow waiver for certain kinds of safety conversations," the lawsuit claims private agreements sidelining oversight threaten to let AI "quickly spin out of human control.
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SCIENCE & TECH: Lawsuit says Anthropic, OpenAI, SpaceXAI and Google made illegal agreement on AI slowdown – One America News Network
By KAITLYN HUAMANIUpdated 3:05 PM PDT, September 19, 2026 This combination of photos shows CEO & Co-Founder of Anthropic Dario Amodei, top left, on Jan. 23, 2025, co-founder of Google DeepMind Demis Hassabis, top right, and CEO of OpenAI Sam Altman, bottom left, on June 17, 2026, and CEO of SpaceXAI Elon Musk, bottom right, on Jan. 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber, Julia Demaree Nikhinson) A new lawsuit claims Anthropic, OpenAI, SpaceXAI and…
Users of Anthropic, OpenAI, XaI and Google products filed a lawsuit against these companies, accusing them of illegal coordination of activities aimed at preventing the development of artistic intelligence. The authors affirm that such a partnership violates US antitrust legislation and lowers the price of paid subscriptions to AI services, reports the Associated Press. The request was filed on Friday, September 18, in the U.S. District Court in…
Lawsuit says Anthropic, OpenAI, SpaceXAI, Google made illegal agreement on AI slowdown
The coordination largely took place on September 12, the lawsuit argues, when Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei published an essay urging for industrywide cooperation on decelerating advancements
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