Merging with Anthropic may have been a better outcome
it’s unlikely, even had amodei agreed in principle, that this could have been legally possible.
I believe that power rested in the hands of the CEO the board selected, the board itself does not have that kind of power, and there may be other reasons we are not aware of that lead them to decide against that possibility.
Prior to hiring Shear, the board offered a merger to Dario Amodei, with Dario to lead the merged entity. Dario rejected the offer.
Merging with Anthropic may have been a better outcome
it’s unlikely, even had amodei agreed in principle, that this could have been legally possible.
I believe that power rested in the hands of the CEO the board selected, the board itself does not have that kind of power, and there may be other reasons we are not aware of that lead them to decide against that possibility.
Prior to hiring Shear, the board offered a merger to Dario Amodei, with Dario to lead the merged entity. Dario rejected the offer.