OpenAI vs SSI Drama
Alternate Title: The brains of the operation just started a new company...
Summary
Ilya Sutskever, a co-founder of OpenAI, has launched a new AI company, Safe Super Intelligence Inc. (SSI), focusing on ***safe*** AGI (Artificial General Intelligence) development.
Breakdown
Ilya Sutskever was one of the original founders of OpenAI years ago.
Sam Altman (current CEO of OpenAI) was (briefly) fired from OpenAI in a coup led by Ilya Sutskever.
The board claimed Sam Altman was not consistently candid in his communications.
Microsoft’s Satya Nadella helped reinstate Sam Altman at OpenAI.
Ilya Sutskever left OpenAI and founded Safe Super Intelligence Inc. (SSI).
SSI aims to build safe superintelligence as its sole focus.
SSI has raised a billion dollars in funding within three months despite only having 10 employees.
Investors include Andreessen Horowitz and Sequoia Capital.
SSI’s team includes Daniel Gross and Daniel Levy, both AI industry veterans.
SSI plans to partner with cloud providers and chip companies for computing power.
SSI claims no distraction by management overhead or product cycles.
SSI’s business model prioritizes safety, security, and progress over commercial pressures.