[Question] Would an Anthropic/​OpenAI merger be good for AI safety?

It seems that the board of OpenAI (including 2 EAs) wanted to merge with Anthropic. Seems to me like Anthropic is more safety focused. Furthermore, less competition means less rush to improve models. Thoughts?

https://​​www.reuters.com/​​technology/​​openais-board-approached-anthropic-ceo-about-top-job-merger-sources-2023-11-21/​​

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