Source: Wired
OpenAI is quietly exploring whether a coordinated pause in AI development could survive antitrust scrutiny. The company appears to be hedging against competitive and regulatory pressure through operational planning that treats a slowdown as potentially beneficial—whether to consolidate market position, manage safety concerns, or pre-empt stricter regulation. But it recognizes the legal risk. The move exposes a core tension in AI governance: the largest players want regulatory predictability, yet the mechanisms available to them (industry coordination, legislative help) are precisely what antitrust law prohibits.