Ilya Sutskever

17 stories about Ilya Sutskever

Ilya Sutskever: AI's bottleneck is ideas, not compute

25.11.25|CTech
The co-founder of OpenAI explains why AI’s reliance on bigger models and more compute has stalled progress and why new ideas, human-like generalization, and integrated value functions are now essential.
מוסף שבועי 8.6.23 מימין ד"ר איליה סוצקבר ומנכ"ל OPEN AI סם אלטמן באוניברסיטת תל אביב

Ilya Sutskever breaks silence on OpenAI departure: “I had a big new vision”

05.11.25|CTech
In a newly unsealed deposition, the AI pioneer reveals years of tension, doubts over Sam Altman’s leadership, and how it all led to his new venture, Safe Superintelligence.
ד"ר איליה סוצקבר

Ilya Sutskever pushes back against Musk in OpenAI lawsuit

02.11.25|CTech
The former OpenAI co-founder accuses Musk’s team of overreach and defends his right to financial privacy.
מירה מוראטי מייסדת Thinking Machines Lab

AI boom creates dozens of new billionaires in record time

11.08.25|CTech
Valuations soar as startups like Safe Superintelligence and Anthropic hit record highs.

“I expect miracles”: Gross hails Safe Superintelligence’s future as he joins Meta

04.07.25|CTech
Co-founder leaves the $32 billion startup while Meta gains a stake in his venture arm.

“We we know what to do”: Ilya Sutskever takes helm as CEO, rules out sale of Safe Superintelligence

03.07.25|CTech
Sutskever confirms previous CEO Daniel Gross is leaving the secretive AI startup and pledges to keep it independent.

Ilya Sutskever rejected Meta’s bid for his $32B startup, so Zuckerberg is hiring his CEO instead

20.06.25|CTech
After Safe Superintelligence rejected Meta’s acquisition bid, the tech giant turned to poaching top talent, including co-founder and CEO Daniel Gross.

Safe Superintelligence is valued at $32B and doesn’t want you to know it exists

15.04.25|Allon Sinai
With $2B in fresh funding, the stealth AI startup has no logo, no product, and almost no trace on LinkedIn.

Ilya Sutskever’s Safe Superintelligence raises $2B at $32B valuation—with no product yet

13.04.25|CTech
OpenAI’s co-founder secures massive backing for his new AGI lab from Alphabet, Nvidia, and top VCs.
מוסף שבועי 8.6.23 מימין ד"ר איליה סוצקבר ומנכ"ל OPEN AI סם אלטמן באוניברסיטת תל אביב

Ilya Sutskever’s Safe Superintelligence eyes $2B funding as Israeli team quietly grows

06.03.25|CTech
The secretive AI startup expands in Tel Aviv while securing a soaring $30B valuation.

Sutskever’s AI startup surges past $30B valuation, set to raise over $1B

17.02.25|CTech
The stealth AI firm has skyrocketed in value, attracting massive investment.
מוסף שבועי 8.6.23 מימין ד"ר איליה סוצקבר ומנכ"ל OPEN AI סם אלטמן באוניברסיטת תל אביב

Ilya Sutskever’s Safe Superintelligence expands in Tel Aviv amid $20 billion funding talks

10.02.25|CTech
The AI startup has moved into new offices and is hiring engineers, though its technology remains under wraps.

Ilya Sutskever’s AI startup eyes $20 billion valuation after quadrupling in months

08.02.25|Sophie Shulman
Safe Superintelligence, co-founded by the OpenAI veteran, has yet to reveal its technology but is already attracting major investors.

Ilya Sutskever: "Our first product will be the safe superintelligence."

05.09.24|Reuters
The former OpenAI chief scientist's new startup aims to create superintelligent systems that prioritize safety.

OpenAI co-founder Sutskever raises $1B at $5B valuation for safe AI startup

04.09.24|Reuters and CTech
Safe Superintelligence (SSI), co-founded by OpenAI's former chief scientist Ilya Sutskever, currently has 10 employees and plans to use the funds to acquire computing power and hire top talent split between Palo Alto and Tel Aviv.
מוסף שבועי 8.6.23 מימין ד"ר איליה סוצקבר ומנכ"ל OPEN AI סם אלטמן באוניברסיטת תל אביב

Why AI innovator Ilya Sutskever left OpenAI to prioritize safety and Israel's role in his new mission

23.06.24|Omer Kabir
Sutskever's new company, Safe Superintelligence, seeks to build safe AI, distancing itself from OpenAI's profit-driven model. 
מוסף שבועי 8.6.23 מימין ד"ר איליה סוצקבר ומנכ"ל OPEN AI סם אלטמן באוניברסיטת תל אביב

OpenAI Israeli mastermind Ilya Sutskever departs ChatGPT maker

15.05.24|Omer Kabir and Reuters
Sutskever played a key role in CEO Sam Altman's dramatic firing and rehiring in November last year. After Altman returned, the chief scientist was removed from the board and his position at the company became unclear.