ChainCatcher news, according to a report by Reuters, Safe Superintelligence (SSI), co-founded by OpenAI co-founder and former chief scientist Ilya Sutskever, has raised $1 billion in cash to help develop safe artificial intelligence systems that far exceed human capabilities. SSI currently has 10 employees and plans to use the funds to purchase computing power and hire top talent. The company will focus on assembling a small team of researchers and engineers based in Palo Alto, California, and Tel Aviv, Israel.The company declined to disclose its valuation, but insiders say it is valued at $5 billion. Investors include top venture capital firms Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), Sequoia Capital, DST Global, and SV Angel. The investment partnership NFDG, operated by Nat Friedman and SSI CEO Daniel Gross, is also involved.Gross stated in an interview, "For us, it is important to have investors who understand, respect, and support our mission, which is to directly enter safe superintelligence, especially spending years on R&D before bringing products to market." SSI indicated that it plans to collaborate with cloud providers and chip companies to fund its computing power needs, but has not yet decided which companies to partner with.

ChainCatcher news, according to TechinAsia, OpenAI co-founder Ilya Sutskever has founded a new artificial intelligence company called Safe Superintelligence. The company was co-founded by Ilya Sutskever, former Apple AI chief and co-founder of the social app Cue, Daniel Gross, and former OpenAI researcher Daniel Levy.The Safe Superintelligence website states: "Our singular focus means we won't be distracted by management overhead or product cycles, and our business model means that safety, security, and progress are not subject to short-term commercial pressures."It is reported that Safe Superintelligence has offices in Palo Alto and Tel Aviv.

ChainCatcher news, OpenAI's safety chief Jan Leike announced on social media that he is leaving OpenAI. This follows the resignation of OpenAI co-founder and chief scientist Ilya Sutskever earlier this Wednesday, marking another executive departure.

ChainCatcher news, according to Bloomberg, OpenAI's chief scientist Ilya Sutskever will leave the company, and research director Jakub Pachocki will take over the position.Sutskever stated on social media that he is working on an unnamed project that is "very meaningful" to him personally.