Former Antitrust Chief Rejects Industry Demands for Specialized Artificial Intelligence Exemptions

By Nilay Patel · The Verge · 2026-09-19

According to The Verge, former Department of Justice antitrust head Jonathan Kanter is challenging the notion that frontier AI labs require legal immunity to coordinate on safety. While companies like Anthropic and OpenAI argue that intense competition forces them into a dangerou

According to The Verge, former Department of Justice antitrust head Jonathan Kanter is challenging the notion that frontier AI labs require legal immunity to coordinate on safety. While companies like Anthropic and OpenAI argue that intense competition forces them into a dangerou