Ilya Sutskever, co-founder and former chief scientist at OpenAI, is starting a security-focused ai startup. In x.com/ilyasut/status/1803472978753303014″>a post on wednesdaySutskever revealed Safe Superintelligence Inc. (SSI), a startup with “one goal and one product”: to create a safe and powerful artificial intelligence system.
He advertisement describes SSI as a startup that “addresses security and capabilities together,” allowing the company to rapidly advance its ai system while still prioritizing security. He also points to the external pressure ai teams often face at companies like OpenAI, Google and Microsoft, saying the company's “singular focus” allows it to avoid “distractions from management overhead or product cycles.”
“Our business model means that safety, security and progress are insulated from short-term commercial pressures,” the announcement reads. “This way, we can climb in peace.” In addition to Sutskever, SSI is co-founded by Daniel Gross, former ai leader at Apple, and Daniel Levy, who previously worked as a technical staff member at OpenAI.
As OpenAI moves forward with partnerships with Apple and Microsoft, we likely won't see SSI do so anytime soon. During ai-focused-research-lab?accessToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJzb3VyY2UiOiJTdWJzY3JpYmVyR2lmdGVkQXJ0aWNsZSIsImlhdCI6MTcxODgxNjU5NywiZXhwIjoxNzE5NDIxMzk3LCJhcnRpY2xlSWQiOiJTRkM3ODJUMEcxS1cwMCIsImJjb25uZWN0SWQiOiI5MTM4NzMzNDcyQkY0QjlGQTg0OTI3QTVBRjY1QzBCRiJ9.9s8N3QuUytwRVZ6dzDwZ6tPOGDsV8u05fpTrUdlHcXg&sref=nPlhheXZ”>an interview with BloombergSutskever says SSI's first product will be secure superintelligence and that the company “won't do anything else” until then.
