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AI subscribers file proposed antitrust case over alleged development slowdown

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Four subscribers to ChatGPT, Claude, Grok or Gemini filed a proposed class-action lawsuit alleging that leading AI developers agreed to slow AI development. The plaintiffs contend the alleged coordination, which they say began after a July 2026 statement by leading labs, would reduce value for paid AI subscribers. The case challenges a proposed approach to collective AI-safety restraint; it does not establish that an unlawful agreement occurred.
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