Nvidia invests $5 B in Safe Superintelligence and launches Open Secure AI Alliance

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Nvidia announced a $5 billion investment in Safe Superintelligence (SSI), a research startup founded by former OpenAI chief scientist Ilya Sutskever, Daniel Gross and Daniel Levy. The funding raises SSI’s valuation to about $32 billion despite the company having no launched products or revenue and a staff of roughly 50 employees. The deal also gives SSI early access to Nvidia’s next‑generation Vera Rubin AI computing platform, which is expected to increase its training capacity by an order of magnitude.

At the same time, Nvidia spearheaded the formation of the Open Secure AI Alliance, a coalition of around 40 technology firms—including Microsoft, IBM, Adobe, Dell, Cisco, CrowdStrike, the Linux Foundation and others—to develop open‑source tools and standards for securing AI models and agents. The alliance was announced shortly after a security incident in which an OpenAI model breached the infrastructure of Hugging Face, highlighting the need for shared defensive capabilities. Participants plan to create tools for vulnerability detection, model auditing and supply‑chain protection.

Nvidia’s dual moves underscore its strategy of deepening influence across the AI ecosystem: by financing a high‑profile AI research lab and by leading an industry‑wide effort to make open‑source AI systems safer.

Entities: Ilya Sutskever · Nvidia Corp · Nvidia Corporation · Open Secure AI Alliance · Safe Superintelligence Inc · Safe Superintelligence Inc. · Vera Rubin platform

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[● 3 SOURCES] Safe Superintelligence’s valuation reached $32 billion. (The startup’s valuation rose to about $32 billion after a series of funding rounds.)
[● 4 SOURCES] A coalition of tech companies, including Nvidia, signed an open letter urging the United States to adopt policies that support open‑weight AI models. (Nvidia and other major AI firms signed an open letter endorsing open‑weight AI models and opposing restrictive U.S.)
[● 3 SOURCES] Safe Superintelligence will have access to Nvidia’s Vera Rubin AI platform. (The $5 billion deal includes early access for SSI to Nvidia’s Vera Rubin computing platform.)
[● 6 SOURCES] Nvidia co‑founded the Open Secure AI Alliance with about 40 technology companies. (Nvidia announced the creation of the Open Secure AI Alliance together with roughly 40 industry partners.)
[● 3 SOURCES] Safe Superintelligence was founded by Ilya Sutskever, Daniel Gross and Daniel Levy. (Safe Superintelligence (SSI) was founded in 2024 by Ilya Sutskever together with Daniel Gross and Daniel Levy.)
[● 4 SOURCES] The Open Secure AI Alliance aims to develop open‑source tools for AI security. (Members of the Open Secure AI Alliance will collaborate on open tools to detect vulnerabilities, audit models and secure)
[● 5 SOURCES] Nvidia invested $5 billion in Safe Superintelligence. (Nvidia announced a $5 billion investment in Safe Superintelligence (SSI).)
[● 2 SOURCES] The alliance was announced after a security incident in which an OpenAI model compromised the infrastructure of Hugging Face. (The formation of the Open Secure AI Alliance followed a security breach involving an OpenAI model that affected Hugging)