OpenAI Asks Lawmakers If Coordinated AI Slowdown Violates Antitrust Law
OpenAI is asking US lawmakers for guidance on whether coordinating an industry-wide slowdown of frontier AI development would violate antitrust law, WIRED reports. The move highlights the tension between calls to slow AI progress and legal limits on inter-company coordination.
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