AI research company focused on developing safe superintelligent systems, founded by Ilya Sutskever.ssi.inc ↗
1 take · first discussed Jun 29, 2024
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The only host view on record comes from Sacks, who is bearish on Safe Superintelligence Inc. at medium conviction. His core argument is that SSI's safety-first mandate structurally disadvantages it in a race where speed is the decisive competitive factor — treating safety as a "brake pedal" that slows the company down relative to rivals unburdened by the same constraints. No other hosts have weighed in, so there is no agreement or disagreement to note among the group.
Sacks is bearish on SSI because its safety-first mandate acts as a 'brake pedal' that will slow it down in an AI race where speed is the primary competitive advantage, making it unlikely to win.
Safety concerns are a brake pedal. They don't help you move faster, they make you move slower... I think that he's going to be hamstrung by his own concerns about safety.”56:20