Safe Superintelligence, the AI startup founded by former OpenAI chief scientist Ilya Sutskever, is reportedly in talks to raise funding at a valuation of at least $20 billion. The pre-revenue startup was valued at $5 billion just last September, quadrupling its valuation as investor hype around top frontier AI researchers shows no signs of slowing down.
Meta just signed a multi-year content licensing deal with Reuters to power news queries in Meta AI. Rolling out to U.S. users, the chatbot will cite Reuters articles and link back to original stories when answering current events. Financial terms remain undisclosed, and it is unclear if the data will be used to train Llama.
OpenAI is exploring building its own custom AI chips to tackle the GPU crunch and reduce its reliance on Nvidia, according to Reuters. CEO Sam Altman has reportedly made acquiring more chips a top priority, with options including in-house design or acquisitions. Why it matters: Running models like ChatGPT costs tens of billions of dollars, but custom silicon is a risky bet that takes years.
