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OpenAI Co-Founder Ilya Sutskever Starts New AI Firm, Safe Superintelligence
artificial intelligence // June 19, 2024

OpenAI’s former science chief/co-founder is launching his own artificial intelligence (AI) company. Ilya Sutskever, who stepped down from the ChatGPT-maker last month, announced the launch of Safe Superintelligence (SSI) in a post on X Wednesday (June 19). I am starting a new company: https://t.co/BG3K3SI3A1 —...

Former OpenAI Safety Head Jan Leike Joins Anthropic
Personnel // May 28, 2024

Jan Leike, who resigned from artificial intelligence (AI) company OpenAI earlier in May, has joined rival AI firm Anthropic. Leike announced the move in a post on X (formerly Twitter) on Tuesday (May 28), noting that he will work on “scalable oversight, weak-to-strong generalization, and...

AI Firms Agree to ‘Kill Switch’ Policy, Raising Concerns and Questions
artificial intelligence // May 28, 2024

At last week’s AI summit in Seoul, artificial intelligence companies from around the world reached a landmark agreement to implement a “kill switch” policy, potentially halting the development of their most advanced AI models if certain risk thresholds are exceeded. The decision has sparked a...

OpenAI Bosses: We Take Safety ‘Very Seriously’
artificial intelligence // May 19, 2024

OpenAI is trying to ease concerns following the departure of two safety executives. Last week saw the resignation of Ilya Sutskever, co-founder and chief scientist of OpenAI, and Jan Leike, both of whom headed the company’s “superalignment team,” which was focused on the safety of future advanced artificial intelligence (AI) systems. With their...

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OpenAI Co-Founder Ilya Sutskever Starts New AI Firm, Safe Superintelligence

June 19, 2024
OpenAI’s former science chief/co-founder is launching his own artificial intelligence (AI) company. Ilya Sutskever, who stepped down from the ChatGPT-maker last month, announced the launch of Safe Superintelligence (SSI) in a post on X Wednesday (June 19). I am starting a new company: https://t.co/BG3K3SI3A1 — Ilya Sutskever (@ilyasut) June 19, 2024 “We approach safety and […]

Former OpenAI Safety Head Jan Leike Joins Anthropic

May 28, 2024
Jan Leike, who resigned from artificial intelligence (AI) company OpenAI earlier in May, has joined rival AI firm Anthropic. Leike announced the move in a post on X (formerly Twitter)...

OpenAI Bosses: We Take Safety ‘Very Seriously’

May 19, 2024
OpenAI is trying to ease concerns following the departure of two safety executives. Last week saw the resignation of Ilya Sutskever, co-founder and chief scientist of OpenAI, and Jan Leike, both of whom...

Senate AI Group Recommends $32 Billion in Spending

May 15, 2024
A bipartisan Senate group wants the government to spend at least $32 billion on AI. That funding, the senators said in a report issued Wednesday (May 15), would be spread...