In the field of artificial intelligence, Ilya Sutskever, co-founder of OpenAI, is raising more than $1 billion in financing for its startup Safe Superintelligence (SSI), with a valuation of over $30 billion. This huge financing has made SSI one of the most valuable private technology companies in the world, showing the market's high expectations for secure artificial intelligence systems.
The financing is led by Greenoaks Capital Partners, a well-known venture capital firm in San Francisco, with a planned investment of $500 million. Greenoaks has previously invested in several leading companies in the AI field, such as Scale AI and Databricks, showing its deep layout in the field of artificial intelligence. According to Reuters, SSI's valuation has increased significantly from Sutskov's previous companies, soaring from $5 billion to $30 billion. Although financing details are still under negotiation, this valuation fully reflects the market's confidence in the future potential of SSI.
Before founding SSI, Sutskov served as chief scientist at OpenAI and was deeply involved in the development of the company's core technologies. In May 2023, he left OpenAI and co-founded SSI with Daniel Gross, a venture capitalist who worked on AI projects at Apple and Daniel Levy, a former OpenAI researcher. The company focuses on developing secure AI systems, has not generated revenue yet, and does not plan to launch any commercial products in the short term.
In an interview with Bloomberg, Sutskov emphasized: "What's unique about SSI is that its first product will be secure and super-intelligent, and the company will not get involved in other businesses until then." He said that SSI will completely isolate external pressures, avoid being involved in complex product competition, and focus on achieving its core goal - developing secure artificial intelligence systems.
It is worth mentioning that Sutskov played a key role in the 2023 removal of OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, and then played an important role in Altman's reinstatement. This experience not only demonstrates his influence within OpenAI, but also adds more legendary to his leadership in the field of AI.
Key points:
SSI is raising more than $1 billion in capital, with a valuation of over $30 billion.
The company focuses on developing secure AI systems and has not generated revenue yet.
SSI's first product will be security and super smart, and other businesses will be temporarily shelved, Sutskov said.