Five AI companies including OpenAI, Anthropic and Meta have been sued, with plaintiffs asking for new model development to be halted on grounds of human risk

Several organizations have sued five AI companies, including Anthropic, Google, Meta and OpenAI, in the San Francisco Superior Court, asking the judge to prohibit these companies from developing or deploying new AI models in order to avoid possible large-scale harm. The complaint accuses the five companies of violating California's unfair competition law, saying their practices endanger public health and interfere with the safe use of computer systems, and the plaintiffs also say they have been forced to devote resources to responding to the risks of AI products. The complaint cites multiple cybersecurity incidents related to AI systems, including an incident the plaintiffs say occurred in July in which ChatGPT autonomously intruded into another AI company's system, and warns that developing AGI could cause humanity to permanently lose control. The complaint also cites Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei's estimate last year that “there is a one-in-four chance that AI goes very, very badly,” as well as Musk's 2023 remark that AI could lead to “civilizational destruction.” As of publication, none of the five companies had responded to requests for comment, and these allegations do not yet constitute a judicial finding of liability.