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A lawsuit has been filed alleging that major AI companies entered into an illegal agreement to slow down the development of their technology, potentially violating antitrust laws. The plaintiff includes Renée DiResta, who provides expert analysis on the matter as an associate research professor at Georgetown University's Massive Data Institute.
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A new lawsuit filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California on Friday alleges that Anthropic, OpenAI, SpaceXAI, and Google violated antitrust laws by agreeing to slow down their AI development efforts. On September 12, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei published an essay urging industry-wide cooperation to decelerate advancements for enhanced safety, which was quickly endorsed by OpenAI's Sam Altman, SpaceXAI's Elon Musk, and Google DeepMind's Demis Hassabis. The plaintiffs argue that this coordination reduces the value consumers get from paid AI subscriptions, violating federal antitrust laws.

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Lawsuit argues companies made illegal deal on AI slowdown A new lawsuit alleges that several leading artificial intelligence companies violated antitrust laws by agreeing to a coordinated slowdown.
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Lawsuit argues companies made illegal deal on AI slowdown A new lawsuit alleges that several leading artificial intelligence companies violated antitrust laws by agreeing to a coordinated slowdown. asserted
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Renée DiResta, associate research professor at Georgetown University's Massive Data Institute, joins with analysis. asserted
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