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The Scientist Who Left OpenAI and Started a $30 Billion Firm

The Scientist Who Left OpenAI and Started a $30 Billion Firm

Update: 2025-03-061
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Ilya Sutskever, former chief scientist at OpenAI, founded a new startup called Safe Superintelligence that’s already worth $30 billion. But what are investors backing beyond Sutskever’s reputation? WSJ reporter Berber Jin shares what we know so far about the secretive startup. Plus, AI coding tools can automate large portions of code development. How could this affect human coders? Charlotte Gartenberg hosts.




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The Scientist Who Left OpenAI and Started a $30 Billion Firm

The Scientist Who Left OpenAI and Started a $30 Billion Firm

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