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Nvidia Bets Big on AI Safety Startup
27 Jul
Summary
- Nvidia makes a significant $5 billion equity investment.
- The investment is part of a strategic partnership with SSI.
- SSI gains access to Nvidia's advanced Vera Rubin hardware.
Nvidia has entered into a strategic partnership with Safe Superintelligence (SSI), a new venture co-founded by Ilya Sutskever, who previously served as OpenAI's chief scientist. The collaboration includes a significant equity investment of $5 billion from Nvidia into SSI.
This substantial financial backing is intended to enhance SSI's available computing resources. A key component of the agreement is granting SSI access to Nvidia's state-of-the-art Vera Rubin hardware.
The partnership and its financial terms were officially announced on Monday morning. The deal reportedly came together quickly, finalized within a matter of weeks, according to individuals familiar with the discussions.
