Sutskever left OpenAI in May 2024 to focus on a new project after stepping down from the board and experiencing unclear access to his team's work.
“, [ 48 ] but the next week, he expressed regret at having participated in Altman's ouster. [ 49 ] Altman's firing and OpenAI's co-founder Greg Brockman's resignation led three senior researchers to resign from OpenAI. [ 50 ] After that, Sutskever stepped down from the OpenAI board [ 51 ] and was absent from OpenAI's office. Some sources suggested he was leading the team remotely, while others said he no longer had access to the team's work. [ 52 ] In May 2024, Sutskever announced his departure from OpenAI to focus on a new project that was ”
Safe Superintelligence will launch its first model in August 2026 according to investor Gavin Baker.
“SITUATION DETECTED: Ilya Sutskever's Safe Superintelligence is reportedly planning to launch its highly anticipated first model in August 2026, per Gavin Baker in an interview with Patrick O'Shaughnessy.”