The OpenAI Board Approached Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei About a Top Job and a Merger, but He Declined

Two sources briefed on the situation claim that the board of directors of OpenAI approached the CEO of competitor business.

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The Information first broke the story on Monday. It comes days after Altman was fired by the OpenAI board

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Board member Adam D’Angelo did not immediately reply to a request for comment, and OpenAI declined to comment.

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Emmett Shear, the former CEO of Twitch, accepted the board’s invitation to serve as its acting CEO on Sunday.

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In the meantime, Altman consented to join Microsoft, a startup’s sponsor, along with other important OpenAI employees.

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Amazon.com and Google, two brands owned by Alphabet, have invested in Anthropic.

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