News Summary

Ilya Sutskever, co-founder and former chief scientist of OpenAI, has launched a new artificial intelligence startup named Safe Superintelligence (SSI). Despite being a year old and lacking a product, SSI has already achieved significant investor interest, raising $2 billion. The company is valued at $32 billion, making it one of the most valuable private AI companies. Sutskever, who departed OpenAI following a failed coup against CEO Sam Altman, established SSI with Daniel Gross, formerly of Apple. This development marks a significant milestone in the global AI startup space.