Largest AI companies have become defendants in an antimonopoly lawsuit

Companies Anthropic, OpenAI, xAI and Google are facing a collective antitrust lawsuit. The plaintiffs accuse the tech giants of conspiring to artificially slow down the development of artificial intelligence.

According to the case materials, the defendants allegedly coordinated their actions over several months. The plaintiffs claim that the companies intentionally limited progress in the field of generative models to maintain their dominant market position and avoid competition that could lead to a decrease in the cost of technologies.

The lawsuit emphasizes that such agreements are "self-serving" and aimed at maintaining control over the industry. The plaintiffs' legal position is based on the assumption that market leaders are afraid of the rapid development of open or alternative solutions that could undermine their current business model.

So far, the accused companies have not provided official comments on the substance of the claims. Experts note that proving the fact of a conspiracy between such large players will require the disclosure of internal correspondence and interaction protocols between the corporations' management.

This process may become a precedent for regulating the AI industry. If the accusations are confirmed, it will lead to significant changes in the rules of interaction between developers of fundamental models and will increase control by US antitrust authorities.