OpenAI's board approached an anthropic about a merger, while Meta disbanded its responsible AI team. The RAI team had little autonomy and there are concerns about Meta's commitment to responsible AI. The chief AI scientist at Meta reinforced their different view on AI safety. Meanwhile, a secretive AI security summit took place in Utah.
Apparently in addition to asking half of Silicon Valley to be the new CEO, over the weekend the OpenAI Board asked Dario Amodei to take over and bring Anthropic with him in a merger. On the Brief: Meta disbands responsible AI team.
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