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AI Startup’s $1B Windfall Signals Potential Shake-up in Global Business Landscape
artificial intelligence // September 06, 2024

A three-month-old artificial intelligence (AI) startup’s eye-popping $1 billion funding round could signal a shift in how the technology affects commerce. Safe Superintelligence (SSI), co-founded by former OpenAI chief scientist Ilya Sutskever, has secured this massive investment with only 10 employees. The company, launched in...

OpenAI Vet Sutskever’s Startup Reportedly Raises $1 Billion
Investments // September 04, 2024

Safe Superintelligence, the company co-founded by OpenAI veteran Ilya Sutskever, has reportedly raised $1 billion. The company plans to use the funds to boost its computing power and hire talent, management told Reuters in an interview published Wednesday (Sept. 4). Safe Superintelligence (SSI) declined to share its...

Safe Superintelligence’s Launch Spotlights OpenAI Roots
artificial intelligence // June 20, 2024

Ilya Sutskever, co-founder and former chief scientist of OpenAI, has launched Safe Superintelligence Inc. (SSI), a new artificial intelligence (AI) company focused on creating a safe and powerful AI system, marking another evolution from OpenAI’s roots. To understand Ilya Sutskever’s new venture, consider the goals...

OpenAI Co-Founder Ilya Sutskever Starts New AI Firm, Safe Superintelligence
artificial intelligence // June 19, 2024

OpenAI’s former science chief/co-founder is launching his own artificial intelligence (AI) company. Ilya Sutskever, who stepped down from the ChatGPT-maker last month, announced the launch of Safe Superintelligence (SSI) in a post on X Wednesday (June 19). I am starting a new company: https://t.co/BG3K3SI3A1 —...

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OpenAI Vet Sutskever’s Startup Reportedly Raises $1 Billion

September 04, 2024
Safe Superintelligence, the company co-founded by OpenAI veteran Ilya Sutskever, has reportedly raised $1 billion. The company plans to use the funds to boost its computing power and hire talent, management told Reuters in an interview published Wednesday (Sept. 4). Safe Superintelligence (SSI) declined to share its valuation, though sources told Reuters the firm is valued at […]

OpenAI Co-Founder Ilya Sutskever Starts New AI Firm, Safe Superintelligence

June 19, 2024
OpenAI’s former science chief/co-founder is launching his own artificial intelligence (AI) company. Ilya Sutskever, who stepped down from the ChatGPT-maker last month, announced the launch of Safe Superintelligence (SSI) in...

OpenAI Bosses: We Take Safety ‘Very Seriously’

May 19, 2024
OpenAI is trying to ease concerns following the departure of two safety executives. Last week saw the resignation of Ilya Sutskever, co-founder and chief scientist of OpenAI, and Jan Leike, both of whom...

OpenAI Dissolves ‘Superalignment Team,’ Distributes AI Safety Efforts Across Organization

May 17, 2024
OpenAI reportedly effectively dissolved its “superalignment team,” which was dedicated to ensuring the safety of future advanced artificial intelligence systems. The decision came in the wake of the departure of the team’s leaders,...