Collaboration on Adversarial Threats and Security Risks Act

New antitrust rules for AI firms

This bill would create a limited antitrust exemption for two or more non‑Federal AI entities to share information or coordinate actions only to address covered AI security risks. Entities would be allowed to coordinate delaying or limiting release, deployment, development, training, testing, or evaluation of AI if done in good faith and for that exclusive security purpose. Groups planning coordinated delays would have to send written notice to the Assistant Attorney General before acting and must have reasonable internal controls to prevent misuse. A non‑Federal entity claiming the exemption would bear the burden of proving by a preponderance of the evidence that its actions met the exclusive security purpose. The Attorney General would still be able to seek an injunction if actions violate the antitrust laws or are reasonably likely to increase overall covered AI security risks. The exemption would not permit price‑fixing, market allocation, monopolization, boycotts, or exchanges of price or cost information. Information submitted to the Assistant Attorney General would be treated as voluntarily shared and could be withheld from public disclosure.