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OpenAI Debated Merging with One of Its Biggest Rivals After Firing Sam Altman, Court Docs Reveal

OpenAI board members briefly considered a merger with Anthropic after Altman's 2023 ouster, but talks ended due to practical obstacles, deposition reveals.

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Ilya Sutskever recently sat for a deposition as part of Elon Musk's lawsuit against OpenAI and Sam Altman.Kimberly White/Getty Images for SSIAnthropic considered merging with OpenAI after Sam Altman's brief ousting as CEO, court papers show.The merger talks were detailed in a recent deposition of OpenAI cofounder Ilya Sutskever.The deposition was taken as part of Elon Musk's legal fight with Altman and OpenAI.Anthropic explored a potential merge…

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