This new AI company has stunned the tech world by reaching a staggering $32 billion valuation—just months after launch. The startup, Safe Superintelligence Inc. (SSI), was co-founded by Ilya Sutskever, the former Chief Scientist at OpenAI, and has already attracted heavyweight backers like Alphabet and Nvidia.
So, what makes SSI different?
Unlike other AI ventures racing to build flashy products, SSI is focused on solving the biggest challenge in AI today: safety. The company aims to develop superintelligent AI systems that are not just powerful, but also controllable, ethical, and aligned with human values—hence the name Safe Superintelligence. With Ilya’s deep experience in advanced model development, the company is working behind the scenes on infrastructure-heavy innovation.
The backing from Alphabet and Nvidia isn’t just about money. Google Cloud is giving SSI access to its high-performance TPUs (Tensor Processing Units), a rare move considering they were previously kept for internal use. Meanwhile, Nvidia’s involvement gives SSI access to top-tier GPU capabilities, positioning the company to lead the next phase of AI evolution.
In an industry driven by hype and scale, SSI’s rapid rise—and its laser focus on safety—has set it apart as one of the most closely watched players in the AI space.