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OpenAI’s former chief scientist just raised $1bn for a new firm aimed at developing responsible AI

OpenAI’s former chief scientist has raised $1 billion for his new firm to develop safe artificial intelligence systems. Ilya Sutskever co-founded Safe Superintelligence (SSI) in June after departing OpenAI in May following a failed attempt to oust CEO Sam Altman in November 2023, which was initially backed by Sutskever. Reports suggest that the investment values SSI at $5 billion. The…