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- Ilya Sutskever, chief scientist at OpenAI, signed the company's response to a lawsuit brought by Elon Musk.
- Sutskever previously held a board position, which he lost after Sam Altman's firing and return.
- He was rumored to have been shut out of the company, and Musk even offered him a position at xAI.
OpenAI's response to Elon Musk's lawsuit is turning heads — in part because of one of the names attached to it.