Co-Founder & Chief Scientist of Safe Superintelligence (SSI)
"Ilya Sutskever left OpenAI to start SSI with a single goal: build safe artificial superintelligence without quarterly product pressures."
Ilya Sutskever
Co-Founder & Chief Scientist • Safe Superintelligence (SSI)
Ilya Sutskever co-created AlexNet in 2012 alongside Geoffrey Hinton, igniting the modern AI era. As Chief Scientist of OpenAI, he spearheaded the breakthroughs behind GPT-2, GPT-3, GPT-4, and DALL-E, cementing his status as one of the most influential computer scientists in history.
Following the turbulent boardroom events at OpenAI, Sutskever departed in 2024 to co-found Safe Superintelligence Inc. (SSI) alongside Daniel Gross and Daniel Levy. SSI operates with a singular focus: achieving superintelligence safely without commercial product management or ad models.
In 2026, SSI raised $1 billion at a $5B valuation from premier investors. Free from commercial deadlines, Sutskever leads an elite group of researchers dedicated solely to solving the technical alignment problem of AGI.
"Superintelligence is within reach. Building it safely without commercial distractions is the single most important task of our generation."
— Ilya Sutskever, Safe Superintelligence (SSI)
Singular focus on your ultimate scientific goal is far more valuable than building dozens of consumer features.
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