Anthropic, OpenAI, SpaceX, Google sued over alleged Sherman Act pact to pace AI
markjeffrey · x · 2026-09-19
According to a report, Anthropic, OpenAI, SpaceX, and Google are being sued for an alleged agreement to pace AI development in violation of the Sherman Act. The suit is unusual in framing — antitrust cases typically allege collusion to accelerate profit, not to slow down. Details on the plaintiffs remain to be disclosed.
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