Ilya Sutskever, co-founder and former chief scientist of OpenAI, has officially assumed the role of CEO at Safe Superintelligence Inc. (SSI), the artificial intelligence startup he co-founded last year. This leadership change follows the departure of Daniel Gross, who was serving as CEO and has left to join Meta's newly established superintelligence lab. Gross's move to Meta is part of an intensifying competition for AI talent within the industry. Sutskever's appointment comes after Meta's recruitment of Gross, which was widely reported as a strategic acquisition of leadership talent. Safe Superintelligence was co-founded by Ilya Sutskever, Daniel Gross, and Daniel Levy. The transition marks a significant moment for SSI as Sutskever takes sole leadership amid the ongoing AI talent war.