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Anthropic, OpenAI and others hit with 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, alleging the AI companies agreed among themselves to slow the pace of AI development. Plaintiffs claim the arrangement was planned for months before the firms publicly framed the agreement as responsible self-regulation, arguing it was instead self-serving collusion that restricted competition in the fast-moving AI market.

Why now: The claim that leading AI rivals colluded to restrain development, rather than compete, is an unusual and potentially landmark antitrust allegation.

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