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AI-summarised brief · reviewed before publication

A civil lawsuit filed in the U.S. Northern District Court of California accuses Anthropic, OpenAI, SpaceXAI, and Google of colluding to slow artificial‑intelligence development. The complaint cites a public appeal by Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei for “industry‑wide coordination,” which was echoed by Elon Musk, Sam Altman, and Demis Hassabis. Plaintiffs—lawyer Cheyenne Hunt, attorneys Charles Buist and Nick Spetsas, and California resident Christine Bullock—argue the agreement violates the Sherman Act by restricting competition. They seek class‑action status and aim to prevent private pacts from overriding regulatory oversight.