Tech Brew Ride Home Thu. 06/20 - Ilya Sutskever’s New AI Startup
Jun 20, 2024
Ilya Sutskever is aiming for Safe Superintelligence, sparking discussions about AI safety and industry practices. Perplexity's controversial stance on robots.txt files raises eyebrows, while Xreal showcases its innovative AR glasses. Apple faces significant hurdles as it attempts to approve a foreign language model amid fierce local competition in China. The impact of iOS 18 on third-party apps hints at potential market shifts, emphasizing the ongoing battle for app revenue in an evolving tech landscape.
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Safe Superintelligence's Mission
- Ilya Sutskever's new AI startup, Safe Superintelligence, aims to create a safe superintelligence.
- They prioritize safety like nuclear safety, focusing on engineering breakthroughs within the AI system.
Sutskever's Background
- Sutskever, formerly of OpenAI, played a key role in AI advancements, including at Google and OpenAI.
- Safe Superintelligence harkens back to OpenAI's original vision but with a dedicated focus on safety.
Perplexity's Alleged Scraping and Plagiarism
- Perplexity faces allegations of scraping websites surreptitiously, ignoring robots.txt, and plagiarizing content.
- Their methods raise questions about transparency and accuracy in AI search engines.