The lawsuit claims that public statements by the companies' chief executives amounted to an illegal agreement to hold back product improvements. The defendants together account for roughly 80% of paid consumer AI subscriptions, though the allegations have yet to be tested in court.
Dario Amodei's essay urging slower AI development and tighter US chip controls on China drew accusations from Beijing of fearmongering and an attempt to monopolise the industry. Trump and Xi are expected to discuss AI governance on September 24.
Dario Amodei says even a couple of years at a slower pace would give researchers time to address safety risks. Anthropic is immediately giving outside evaluators permanent, employee-level access — with freedom to publish findings without the company's approval.
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