Ex-Open AI Ilya Sutskever announces new company: will he build safe AI superintelligence?

“Superintelligence is within reach.” On June 19, 2024, Ilya Sutskever announced this statement from his new company Safe Superintelligence Inc. (SSI), co-founded with Daniel Gross and Daniel Levy.

What is ex-OpenAI top mind Ilya Sutskever up to? Can he achieve building a safe, aligned AI that aligns with human values?

Will SSI’s mission to build safe ASI with a lean and focused team, truly win out and avoid the commercial pressures faced by rivals like OpenAI, Google, and Anthropic?

Full breakdown in this video.