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Anthropic is reportedly in talks to raise $750 million from Menlo Ventures, which values the startup at $15 billion, according to The Information. Like OpenAI, Anthropic also has a complicated board structure with misaligned values, and this recent influx of cash begs the question: is Anthropic bound to be the next AI board showdown?Why is Everyone Suing AI Companies? | Future TechMenlo Venture’s funding, which is yet to be finalized, would add to Google and Amazon’s $6 billion dollar investment in Dario Amodei’s…

OpenAI's board of directors approached rival Anthropic's CEO about replacing chief Sam Altman and potentially merging the two AI startups, according to two people briefed on the matter.Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei declined on both fronts, the people said. The news, reported earlier by The Information on Monday, follows various reported calls to find Altman's successor days after OpenAI's board ousted him. OpenAI declined to comment and board member Adam D'Angelo did not immediately respond to a request for comment.On…

Daniela Amodei, a co-founder of artificial intelligence company Anthropic, called a meeting with AI leaders at the White House last week an “incredible first step” in the effort to ensure the technology is safe.In a conversation with Bloomberg Television on Monday, Amodei stressed the need for “communication early and often” with policymakers, academics and other groups in the US as well as abroad. Amodei said that the startup, which has billed itself as making a safer kind of chatbot, has focused on ensuring the latest…