OpenAI nearly merged with Anthropic during the November 2023 crisis. A board member argued dissolving the company was "consistent with the mission."

Also: the 52-page document that triggered the CEO firing was built primarily on one person's unverified account. That person just testified "No" under oath about a different claim.

https://blog.ppb1701.com/disappearing-emails

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Day eight. Thursday. The week that just keeps going. Court opened with Helen Toner's deposition video and wrapped with live testimony from Musk's nonprofit...

OpenAI's former CTO testified today. One question. One word.

Did Altman tell the truth about safety clearances?

"No."

Also: "Proxy Elon" (seriously that was stated in court) took the stand. Purple boxes went unresolved. A woman in the gallery tried to sleep through it.

Day seven. Still going.

https://blog.ppb1701.com/close-and-friendly

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Wednesday in Oakland. Day seven. The trial that started as a billionaire grudge match keeps delivering. Let's get into it. The Lede Nobody Was Leading With...

Elon Musk Biography Rife With Egregious Behavior, Billionaire Fallouts, Sexual Fantasies

We pulled 13 big revelations as reported by Walter Isaacson in "Elon Musk."

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