Associated Press (AP) — One of the founders of OpenAI, Extrude CEO Sam Altman said he was building an artificial intelligence company with a focus on safety.
Sutskever, a respected AI researcher who left ChatGPT's developer last month, said in a social media post on Wednesday that he and two co-founders have launched Safe Superintelligence Inc. The company's sole goal and focus is to safely develop “superintelligence,” which refers to AI systems that are smarter than humans.
The company pledged not to be distracted by “operational overhead and product cycles,” and its business model means safety and security efforts are “insulated from short-term commercial pressures,” Sutskever and co-founders Daniel Gross and Daniel Levy said in a prepared statement.
The three people said Safe Superintelligence is a US company based in Palo Alto, California, and Tel Aviv, “with deep roots in these regions and the ability to recruit talented technical personnel.”
Sutskeva said: Failed attempts Last year, it fired Altman, an executive move that Sutskever later said he regretted, but which also touched off continuing turmoil within the company over whether OpenAI's leaders were prioritizing business opportunity over AI safety.
At OpenAI, Sutskever co-leads a team focused on safely developing AI that outperforms humans. Artificial General Intelligence, or AGIHe is Leaving OpenAIHe said he has plans for a project that is “very meaningful to me personally,” but gave no details.
Sutskever said it was his choice to leave OpenAI.
A few days after he left, his team co-leader Jan Rijke also resigned. Criticism of OpenAI OpenAI has since said it has put safety on the back burner after its flashy products. Security CommitteeBut it's mainly people inside the companies who are involved.
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