Former AI Chief Scientist Ilya Sutskever Creates New AI Company
Just a month after leaving OpenAI, former chief scientist Ilya Sutskever launched a new artificial intelligence company named Safe Superintelligence Inc (SSI). The new AI company aims to create safe superintelligence, as its name implies. The company has been founded in collaboration with former Y Combinator partner Daniel Gross and former OpenAI engineer Daniel Levy.
Mission and Focus
Sutskever's intentions with the new venture are to create a future where AI can be trusted and used without negative consequences. Together with his co-founders, they are looking forward to collaborating with Jan Leike, who also worked at OpenAI’s Superintelligent team. Both Sutskever and Leike left OpenAI due to major safety concerns. Leike now leads a safety team at OpenAI rival Anthropic.
SSI's mission is at the core of the company, as stated in a post from X. The post emphasizes that SSI's entire product roadmap and focus are dedicated to safety and capabilities. The company plans to advance capabilities rapidly while ensuring that safety measures are always ahead.
Focus on Safety
Sutskever discussed the importance of safety measures in an interview with Bloomberg. He highlighted that SSI is built as a non-profit company to avoid external pressures related to product complexities and competitiveness. The company's singular focus on safety and capabilities aims to drive revolutionary engineering and scientific breakthroughs.
Regarding safety levels, Sutskever emphasized the importance of nuclear safety standards over general "trust and safety" concepts. As technology plays an increasingly significant role in society, ensuring AI safety becomes crucial for all tech companies leading AI advancements.
Looking Ahead
Sutskever envisions a future where AI development is not driven by short-term commercial pressures but by a commitment to safety, security, and progress. His goal is to contribute to the safety of autonomous technology development and foster a safer AI landscape for the future.
