3-Month-Old AI Startup Safe Superintelligence Raises $1 Billion, Co-Founded by Ex-OpenAI Chief Scientist

The company, co-founded by Ilya Sutskever, former chief scientist at OpenAI, aims to develop AI systems that prioritize safety.
Safe Superintelligence (SSI), a startup focused on developing safe AI systems, has raised $1 billion in a funding round led by prominent investors including Andreessen Horowitz and Sequoia Capital. The investment values the three-month-old Palo Alto-based company at $5 billion, according to sources familiar with the matter. The company, co-founded by Ilya Sutskever, former chief scientist at OpenAI, aims to develop AI systems that prioritize safety. This substantial investment comes at a time when concerns about the potential risks of advanced AI technologies are growing. SSI's mission to create safe artificial intelligence systems aligns with increasing public and regulatory scrutiny of AI's impact on society. The startup's focus on safety comes amid ongoing debates about AI regulat
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Abhijeet Adhikari
Abhijeet Adhikari is a Research Associate at AIM-Research, focusing on AI and data science related research reports. Beyond his professional role, Abhijeet is an avid reader with a particular interest in historical and mythological facts, you can reach him at abhijeet.adhikari@aimresearch.co
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