The company's mission is to focus on safely developing a superintelligence, a computer-based agent capable of surpassing human intelligence.
[1][2][3][4] On May 15, 2024, Ilya Sutskever left OpenAI, the company he co-founded, after a board dispute where he voted to fire Sam Altman amid concerns over communication and trust.
[5][6] Sutskever and others additionally believed that OpenAI was neglecting its original focus on safety in favor of pursuing opportunities for commercialization.
[7][8] On June 19, 2024, Sutskever posted on X that he was starting SSI Inc, with the goal to safely develop superintelligent AI, alongside Daniel Levy, and Daniel Gross[9][10] The company, composed of a small team, is split between Palo Alto, California and Tel Aviv, Israel.
Despite not yet generating revenue, the company has attracted significant investor interest, largely due to co-founder Ilya Sutskever's reputation and its focus on developing safe superintelligence.