Brief news
Ilya Sutskever, former head scientist at OpenAI and former leader of the Super Alignment team, has announced his new AI company, Safe Superintelligence (SSI). SSI aims to focus on safety, security, and progress from short-term business pressures. Sutskever is starting the business with Daniel Gross, who previously led Apple’s AI and search efforts, and Daniel Levy, who previously worked at OpenAI. The company has locations in Palo Alto, California, and Tel Aviv, Israel. In November, Sutskever was involved in a board fight against Sam Altman over the limits set by OpenAI to make AI smarter. Sutskever apologised publicly for his role in the situation and expressed his commitment to resolving the issue and restoring OpenAI’s momentum. The new company will have a single focus, ensuring safety and security in the face of short-term business pressures.
Illustrated news
Ilya Sutskever, who helped start OpenAI and left the AI startup last month, talked about his new AI company, which he is calling Safe Superintelligence, or SSI.
“I’m beginning a new business,” Sutskever wrote on X on Wednesday. “Safe superintelligence is what we will go after straight on, with one focus, one goal, and one product.”
For many years, Sutskever was the head scientist at OpenAI and led the company’s Superalignment team with Jan Leike. Leike left in May to work for a competing AI company called Anthropic.
The Superalignment team at OpenAI worked on directing and controlling AI systems, but it was broken up soon after Sutskever and Leike said they were leaving.
At his new business, Sutskever will still put safety first.
“SSI is our mission, our name, and our entire product roadmap, because that is all we do,” an SSI account wrote on X. “Our single focus means that management costs and product cycles don’t get in the way, and our business model protects safety, security, and progress from short-term business pressures.”
Sutskever is starting the business with Daniel Gross, who was in charge of Apple’s AI and search efforts, and Daniel Levy, who used to work at OpenAI. The business has places of work in both Palo Alto, California, and Tel Aviv, Israel.
In November, Sutskever was one of the OpenAI board members who tried to get rid of Sam Altman. There was a fight between Altman, Sutskever, and other leaders over the limits that OpenAI had set up in order to make AI smarter.
Before Altman was quickly put back on the job after being fired, Sutskever apologised in public for his part in the situation.
In a post on X on Nov. 20, Sutskever said, “I deeply regret my part in the board’s actions.” “I never meant to hurt OpenAI.” I’ll do everything I can to get the company back together. I love everything we’ve built together.
Source : CNBC News