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Unlike OpenAI, which has publicly projected superintelligence as likely arriving around 2027, Sutskever's announcement abstains from attaching a specific timeline. Instead, it emphasizes that superintelligence is near and that his new company aims to develop it in a manner that prioritizes safety and alignment with human values.
A Focus on Safety and Alignment
The core objective of SSI Inc. is clear: to create an AI superintelligence that is not only powerful but also aligned with human interests and safe for deployment. This is a critical and contentious challenge within the AI research community, as creating a superintelligent system that behaves reliably and ethically remains an unresolved problem.