OpenAI debated merging with one of its biggest rivals after firing Sam Altman, court docs reveal

Ilya Sutskever, an OpenAI cofounder and the company's former chief scientist, detailed the merger talks in a recent ...

Inside the Deposition That Showed How OpenAI Nearly Destroyed Itself

A 10-hour sworn testimony from OpenAI co-founder Ilya Sutskever paints a picture of panic, unverified allegations, and ...

Chaos and lies: Why Sam Altman was booted from OpenAI, according to new testimony

The crux of Sutskever’s issues was that Altman “exhibits a consistent pattern of lying, undermining his execs, and pitting ...

Former OpenAI Exec Explains Why He Tried to Do a Coup Against Sam Altman

Step 1: Ditch Altman. Step 2: Merge with Anthropic. Step 3: ??? Step 4: Profit.
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What Ilya Saw: Mira Murati’s Screenshots About Sam Altman

Before we get to today’s column, OpenAI is continuing its trend of diversifying its cloud compute providers away from ...

OpenAI co-founder Ilya Sutskever spent a year planning Sam Altman’s firing, court documents reveal

Newly revealed court documents show that OpenAI co-founder Ilya Sutskever secretly spent over a year planning CEO Sam ...
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An OpenAI Founder Discusses Anthropic Merger Talks, Internal Beefs in Deposition

Anthropic initially expressed “excitement” about a possible merger with OpenAI two years ago, after OpenAI’s board fired CEO Sam Altman, OpenAI co-founder and former chief scientist Ilya Sutskever ...

Former OpenAI chief scientist Ilya Sutskever makes appearance in Elon Musk's case against Sam Altman; tells the '6-day story' that 'shocked' Silicon Valley

New details reveal OpenAI's CEO Sam Altman's brief ousting stemmed from deep internal mistrust and months of growing tension.
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Ilya Sutskever becomes CEO of Safe Superintelligence after Meta poached Daniel Gross

OpenAI co-founder Ilya Sutskever said he will assume the CEO role at Safe Superintelligence, the artificial intelligence startup he launched last year. Stream NBC 5 for free, 24/7, wherever you are.
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Why Sam Altman was booted from OpenAI, according to new testimony

“The testimony [from OpenAI cofounder Ilya Sutskever] paints a picture of a leader who could be manipulative and chameleon-like in the relentless pursuit of his own agenda…The crux of Sutskever’s ...