Lawsuit accuses AI giants of conspiring to slow AI progress

A federal lawsuit filed in the Northern District of California alleges Anthropic, OpenAI, SpaceXAI and Google illegally coordinated to slow AI development, arguing the pact would harm consumers who subscribe to AI services; the plaintiffs—paid subscribers to ChatGPT, Claude, Grok or Gemini—seek a nationwide class action while noting public statements around a slower development pace and potential safety discussions. The defendants did not immediately comment.