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Sep. 30, 2026

AI safety push hits an antitrust wall

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei's call for an antitrust exemption so AI companies can coordinate on safety standards has drawn skepticism from FTC Chairman Andrew Ferguson, who argued existing liability law can address AI harms, and a federal lawsuit accusing the companies of unlawful industrywide coordination.

Anthropic PBC CEO Dario Amodei's suggestion that AI companies slow down and coordinate with each other to set safety standards has met with a cool reception, not only from President Donald Trump but from other critics - including a few who filed a federal lawsuit.

Amodei's Sept. 12 essay, voicing alarm about the developments and proposing a solution that included an antitrust exemption to allow the leading AI companies to work with each other, drew quick agreement from lea...

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