Ge Long Hui A P P·2025-10-14 00:34Core Viewpoint - Microsoft is facing a new consumer lawsuit alleging that it illegally inflated the prices of generative artificial intelligence through a secret agreement with OpenAI, the developer of ChatGPT [1] Group 1: Lawsuit Details - The class action lawsuit has been filed in federal court in San Francisco [1] - The lawsuit claims that Microsoft used its exclusive cloud computing agreement with OpenAI to limit the supply of computing resources necessary to run ChatGPT [1] - Microsoft has invested over $13 billion in OpenAI to date [1] Group 2: Allegations and Implications - The complaint alleges that the agreements made during OpenAI's early development phase violate U.S. federal antitrust laws [1] - It is claimed that these actions suppressed market competition and artificially raised the subscription prices for ChatGPT [1] - The lawsuit also states that the quality of the product for millions of users of the AI platform has been harmed [1]