Safe Superintelligence Inc. or SSI Inc. is an American artificial intelligence company founded by Ilya Sutskever (OpenAI's former chief scientist), Daniel Gross (former head of Apple AI) and Daniel Levy (investor & AI researcher). The company's mission is to focus on safely developing a superintelligence, a computer-based agent capable of surpassing human intelligence.^[1][2][3][4]

On May 15, 2024, Ilya Sutskever left OpenAI, the company he co-founded, after a board dispute where he voted to fire Sam Altman amid concerns over communication and trust.^[5][6] Sutskever and others additionally believed that OpenAI was neglecting its original focus on safety in favor of pursuing opportunities for commercialization.^[7][8]

On June 19, 2024, Sutskever posted on X that he was starting SSI Inc, with the goal to safely develop superintelligent AI, alongside Daniel Levy, and Daniel Gross^[9][10] The company, composed of a small team, is split between Palo Alto, California and Tel Aviv, Israel.^[11]

In September 2024, SSI revealed it had raised $1 billion from venture capital firms including SV Angel, DST Global, Sequoia Capital, and Andreessen Horowitz. The money will be used to build up more computing power and hire top individuals in the field. The company is currently estimated to be valued at $5 billion.^[11]

• AI safety
• Artificial general intelligence
• Existential risk from AI
• OpenAI
• Superintelligence: Paths, Dangers, Strategies

• Official website