OpenAI Suggests Merger with Anthropic: What It Means for FTX
Coinscreed
21 Nov 2023 6:59 AM
On OpenAI Anthropic Merger Update, CEO Declines Offer citing his Dedication to the company. Anthropic received funding from Google. OpenAI Suggests Merger...
- OpenAI is reportedly negotiating a merger with its AI competitor, Anthropic.
- OpenAI CEO Sam Altman was dismissed, and the board reached out to Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei to offer him the position.
- Amodei declined the offer, citing his dedication to Anthropic and the intense competition between the two companies.
- Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella appointed Altman and Greg Brockman to head a new AI research team, leading to interest from 500 OpenAI employees to join Microsoft.
- Anthropic recently secured $2 billion in funding from competitors of Microsoft, aiming for a valuation between $20 billion and $30 billion.
- FTX had previously invested $500 million in Anthropic, and an increase in Anthropic's valuation could potentially result in a complete recovery for FTX customers during the bankruptcy proceedings of the cryptocurrency exchange.
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