Bloomberg's initial report in late 2024 suggested Anthropic was in talks to acquire Decart, a startup known for its visually impressive but potentially risky AI demos. Decart's marquee products, Lucy and Oasis, allow for real-time video editing and generating playable game worlds, respectively. The core technology of interest was the Decart Optimization Stack (DOS), which optimizes AI hardware-software interactions to reduce compute costs—a critical factor for Anthropic, which spends heavily on compute and is planning a massive IPO rumored for around Halloween. However, the deal's logic was questioned given Anthropic's safety-first ethos, which contrasts with Decart's flashy, unconstrained applications. According to Bloomberg's anonymous sources, Anthropic performed due diligence on Decart but ultimately walked away. One source added that the two companies may still pursue other opportunities to collaborate. The collapse validates earlier skepticism that the initial report might have been a negotiating tactic. Anthropic's focus remains on its own safety-aligned AI development, while Decart continues to push the boundaries of real-time generative models.