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Anthropic, OpenAI, Google and SpaceXAI Face Lawsuit Claiming AI Slowdown Harms Subscribers and Violates Antitrust Laws
The complaint says the companies coordinated a slowdown that reduced competition and hurt paid subscribers, who allegedly received less value for their subscriptions.
- On September 18, plaintiffs filed an antitrust lawsuit in the Northern District of California against Anthropic, OpenAI, xAI, and Google DeepMind, alleging the firms illegally coordinated a "slowdown" that shortchanged paying subscribers.
- Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei's September 12 essay calling for industry-wide cooperation prompted the alleged coordination, with OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, SpaceXAI CEO Elon Musk, and Google DeepMind chair Demis Hassabis publicly endorsing the proposal.
- Attorney Nick Rowley, representing paid subscribers, argues antitrust laws forbid the companies from taking the "shortcut" of agreeing to "substitute collective restraint for individual accountability," claiming the collusion restricts progress for their money.
- Dismissing AI safety fears as a "hoax," President Donald Trump stated Saturday he is forming an AI task force and will appoint an "AI czar" to prioritize American labs outpacing Chinese competition.
- Government officials fear that slowing development while competitors continue will allow Beijing to erode America's lead, even as industry leaders warn unmanaged AI could threaten the internet within twelve months.
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The proposed pause in AI development is drawing criticism from an unexpected quarter. The remarks are not coming solely from the White House; a group of consumers has also united and is suing the tech giants under US antitrust laws. They believe that the fact that *all* major AI giants now collectively intend to slow down development smacks of cartel formation and harms consumers.
·Amsterdam, Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
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They argue that the companies behaved like a cartel in coordinating their efforts to make the evolution of AI slower to the detriment of their customers
·Vicente López, Argentina
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