Ilya Sutskever (@ilyasut) — Twitter Score 390 out of 1000

Ilya Sutskever is an AI researcher who co-founded Safe Superintelligence Inc. and previously co-founded OpenAI, where he served as Chief Scientist before departing in May 2024. Ilya Sutskever's Twitter Score is 390 out of 1000 (an Excellent rating) as of October 2026, ranking #596 (top 0.5%) among 498,181 tracked accounts.

Ilya Sutskever co-founded OpenAI and was listed among its founding group when the organization launched. He later co-led the OpenAI Superalignment team alongside Jan Leike, before Axios reported in May 2024 that he was leaving the organization. Prior to OpenAI, Ilya Sutskever previously worked at Google Brain.

Ilya Sutskever announced Safe Superintelligence Inc. in June 2024 alongside cofounders Daniel Gross and Daniel Levy. The company describes its sole goal and product as building a safe superintelligence. Per Reuters, Safe Superintelligence Inc. raised $1 billion from investors including Andreessen Horowitz, Sequoia Capital, DST Global, and SV Angel. The Wall Street Journal reported in March 2025 that the company reached a $30 billion valuation in a round involving $2 billion in funding. Reuters reported in July 2025 that Ilya Sutskever would lead the company after Daniel Gross departed for Meta, following Investopedia's report that Meta had attempted to acquire the startup and hire Ilya Sutskever, both of which he declined.

Ilya Sutskever has published 1,202 posts on the platform and has been mentioned by 241 accounts, with 383 total mentions.

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