Anthropic, OpenAI, xAI and Google Sued Over Coordinated AI Slowdown
DavidLinthicum · x · 2026-09-21
Commentator David Linthicum argues the antitrust lawsuit against Anthropic, OpenAI, xAI, and Google over their coordinated AI slowdown was entirely predictable. Coordinated PR maneuvers among competitors amount to collusion that affects markets, violating a century-old principle of antitrust law: rivals cannot agree to compete less. He calls for more transparency into how these companies arrive at their doomsday scenarios.
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