Safe Superintelligence Inc. or SSI Inc. is an American artificial intelligence company founded by

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'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

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, a computer-based agent capable of surpassing human intelligence.

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On May 15, 2024, Ilya Sutskever left OpenAI, the company he co-founded, after a board dispute where he voted to fire

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amid concerns over communication and trust. Sutskever and others additionally believed that OpenAI was neglecting its original focus on safety in favor of pursuing opportunities for commercialization. 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 The company, composed of a small team, is split between Palo Alto, California and Tel Aviv, Israel. In September 2024, SSI revealed it had raised $1 billion from venture capital firms including

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. The money will be used to build up more computing power and hire top individuals in the field. As of February 2025, SSI is reportedly in talks to raise new funding at a valuation of at least $20 billion. This would be four times its valuation from its previous $5 billion valuation in September last year. Despite not yet generating revenue, the company has attracted significant investor interest, largely due to co-founder Ilya Sutskever's reputation and its focus on developing safe superintelligence.{{Cite web , date=2025-02-07 , title=Exclusive: OpenAI co-founder Sutskever's SSI in talks to be valued at $20 billion, sources say , url=https://www.reuters.com/technology/openai-co-founder-sutskevers-ssi-talks-be-valued-20-bln-sources-say-2025-02-07/ , access-date=2025-02-07 , website=Reuters , language=en-AU

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Companies established in 2024 Companies based in Palo Alto, California Companies based in Tel Aviv American companies established in 2024

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