One Billion Dollar Seed Funding and Its Implications

Ilya Suskova has raised a seed round of $1 billion for his startup SSI. The startup, called Safe Super Intelligence (SSI), aims to develop a safe and secure foundation model for AI. The funding round was led by prominent investors, including Andreessen Horowitz and Sequoia Capital. The team at SSI consists of 10 people, and they plan to allocate a significant portion of the funding towards compute. However, it may take up to two years before they have a product ready for the market. The future of AI and the competition with Anthropic, another AI company focused on safety, are key questions raised by this development.

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00:00 Ilya Suskova Raises $1 Billion Seed Round for SSI

02:37 Building a Safe and Secure Foundation Model for AI

03:07 What Did Ilya Suskova See at OpenAI?

04:03 The Insane Funding and Small Team at SSI

06:14 The Future of AI and Generative AI

09:02 Competition with Anthropic in the Safe AI Space