OpenAI co-founder, who helped oust Sam Altman, starts his own company

Ilya Sutskever’s new start-up, Safe Superintelligence, aims to build AI technologies that are smarter than a human but not dangerous

Posted Thursday, June 20, 2024 11:22 am

Cade Metz | The New York Times

Ilya Sutskever, the OpenAI co-founder and chief scientist who in November joined other board members to force out Sam Altman, the company’s high-profile chief executive, has helped found a new artificial intelligence company.

The new start-up is called Safe Superintelligence. It aims to produce superintelligence — a machine that is more intelligent than humans — in a safe way, according to the company spokeswoman Lulu Cheng Meservey.

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OpenAI co-founder, who helped oust Sam Altman, starts his own company

Ilya Sutskever’s new start-up, Safe Superintelligence, aims to build AI technologies that are smarter than a human but not dangerous

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