Safe Superintelligence (SSI), AI startup founded last year by OpenAI founder and former chief scientist Ilya Sutskever, is in talks to raise money at a company valuation of at least $20 billion, "Reuters" reports, according to four sources.

Safe Superintelligence, an artificial intelligence startup co-founded by OpenAI's former chief scientist Ilya Sutskever last year, is in talks to raise funding at a valuation of at least $20 billion,

The startup founded by ex-OpenAI chief scientist Ilya Sutskever is reportedly in talks to raise funding at a valuation of "at least" $20 billion.

SSI is one of several AI providers reportedly seeking to raise new funding. Last month, word emerged that OpenAI hopes to close a $40 billion round at a $340 million valuation. Rival Anthropic PBC is reportedly seeking to raise $2 billion at a $60 billion valuation.

The valuation represents an increase from the company's previous valuation of $5bn, following its funding round in September.

OpenAI co-founder Ilya Sutskever’s AI startup SSI is in talks to raise more funding at a valuation of $20 billion.

Safe Superintelligence, an artificial intelligence startup co-founded by Ilya Sutskever, the former chief scientist at OpenAI, is reportedly in discussions to raise funds at a valuation of at least $20 billion,