OpenAI, Google, Anthropic hit with lawsuit seeking halt to frontier AI development

A group of nonprofits has filed a lawsuit in San Francisco against major artificial intelligence companies, including OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, Meta, and SpaceX's AI division, seeking to halt the development of advanced AI models. The complaint alleges that the companies create a public nuisance under California's unfair business practices law by advancing unsafe products without regulation. This legal action follows similar state-led lawsuits aiming to restrict frontier AI development and impose external safety oversight. Open article →