AIOpenAI, Anthropic, Google and SpaceXAI sued over alleged AI slowdown pact
Techfyle reports that four paying subscribers filed the federal lawsuit on September 19, 2026, arguing that the companiesβ AI slowdown pledge amounts to an illegal pact.
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Winzheng.com reports that four paying subscribers sued OpenAI, Anthropic, Google and SpaceXAI under Section 1 of the Sherman Act. The subscribers allege that the CEOsβ public statements and coordinated efforts to slow AI development unlawfully restrained competition. The case challenges whether coordination motivated by safety crosses antitrust lines.
