Safe Superintelligence Inc.
Also known as SSI, Safe Superintelligence
AI lab founded in 2024 by Ilya Sutskever, with one goal: a safe superintelligence.
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People
Ilya Sutskever (CEO), Daniel Gross and Daniel Levy
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- Safe Superintelligence Inc. (SSI) is an American AI company founded in June 2024 by Ilya Sutskever, Daniel Gross and Daniel Levy, after Sutskever left OpenAI.
- It says it has one goal and one product, a safe superintelligence, and works from Palo Alto and Tel Aviv.
- It was valued at $30 billion after a March 2025 round; Sutskever became CEO in July 2025 when Gross left for Meta.
Why it matters
- It is the lab of OpenAI's former chief scientist, built around the single bet that safety and capabilities can be advanced together.
Key facts
- Founded
- 19 June 20241
- Founders
- Ilya Sutskever, Daniel Gross and Daniel Levy1
- Offices
- Palo Alto, California and Tel Aviv, Israel2
- Mission
- "One goal and one product: a safe superintelligence"2
- Valuation
- $30 billion after a March 2025 funding round1
- Meta
- Sutskever turned down an attempt by Meta to acquire SSI in early 20251
- Employees
- 50 (July 2025)1
People
Led by
- Ilya SutskeverPerson
CEO · since Jul 2025 1
Founded by
- Ilya SutskeverPerson
- Daniel Grossleft for Meta Superintelligence Labs in July 2025
- Daniel Levy
Connections
Partners
- NvidiaOrganization
partnership announced in July 2026: a planned $5 billion investment and much more compute · since Jul 2026 1
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