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>>skille+(OP)
> Remarkably, the letter’s signees include Ilya Sutskever, the company’s CTO who has been blamed for coordinating the boardroom coup against Altman in the first place.

What in the world is happening at OpenAI?

>>george+v1
If it weren’t so unbelievable, I’d almost accuse them of orchestrating all this to sell to Microsoft without the regulatory scrutiny.

It’s like they distressed the company to make an acquisition one of mercy instead of aggression, knowing they already had their buyer lined up.

>>basch+Z4
> sell to Microsoft without the regulatory scrutiny

I keep hearing this, principally from Silicon Valley. It’s based on nothing. Of course this will receive both Congressional and regulatory scrutiny. (Microsoft is also likely to be sued by OpenAI’s corporate entity, on behalf of its outside investors, as are Altman and anyone who jumps ship.)

>>JumpCr+Db
From what I heard non-compete clauses are unenforceable in California, so what exactly are they suing for?

I'm pretty sure Satya consulted with an army of lawyers over the weekend regarding the potential issue.

>>mirzap+kd
> non-compete clauses are unenforceable in California, so what exactly are they suing for?

Part of suing is to ensure compliance with agreements. There is a lot of IP that Microsoft may not have a license to that these employees have. There are also legitimate questions about conflicts of interests, particularly with a former executive, et cetera.

> pretty sure Satya consulted with an army of lawyers over the weekend regarding the potential issue

Sure. I'm not suggesting anyone did anything illegal. Just that it will be litigated over from every direction.