Anthropic explored a potential merger with artificial intelligence rival OpenAI in the immediate aftermath of Sam Altman's brief ousting as OpenAI's CEO two years ago, newly released court documents reveal. Ilya Sutskever , an OpenAI cofounder and the company's former chief scientist, detailed the merger talks in a recent deposition taken as part of Elon Musk's ongoing legal battle with Altman and OpenAI related to the firm's restructuring. During Sutskever's 10-hour deposition in San Francisco