OpenAI seeks Congressional clarification on AI development slowdown legality

OpenAI has asked the U.S. Congress to clarify whether coordinated efforts to slow the development of advanced AI models would violate antitrust laws. The company is concerned that collaboration with competitors like Anthropic and Google could be interpreted as an illegal restriction on output. While the proposed Collaboration on Adversarial Threats and Security (CATS) Act aims to provide a limited antitrust exemption for AI safety cooperation, legal uncertainty remains a significant concern for the industry.