# Nvidia invests in Ilya Sutskever's AI lab, shifting SSI away from Google chips > Source: > Published: 2026-07-28 13:06:35+00:00 # Nvidia invests in Ilya Sutskever's AI lab, shifting SSI away from Google chips **Nvidia is pouring what it calls a "substantial" sum into Safe Superintelligence (SSI), the AI lab run by Ilya Sutskever, OpenAI's former chief scientist.** Both companies announced the deal on Monday. They didn't disclose the exact amount. As part of a long-term partnership, SSI gets access to Nvidia's next-generation Vera Rubin GPU platform, which the companies say will boost its compute capacity tenfold. Until now, the lab had relied mainly on [Google's TPU chips, according to the Wall Street Journal](https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/nvidia-bets-on-ilya-sutskevers-new-ai-lab-to-expand-compute-reach-f95596e8). The deal also helps Nvidia fend off Google as a rival chip supplier during the current AI boom. Sutskever said the research focuses on "overlooked aspects of how the human brain functions." [SSI was founded in 2024](https://the-decoder.com/former-openai-chief-scientist-ilya-sutskever-launches-new-company-for-safe-superintelligent-ai/) with a single stated goal: a "straight-shot" sprint toward safe superintelligence. The company raised about $2 billion from Andreessen Horowitz, Sequoia Capital, DST Global, and Greenoaks, and was most recently [valued at roughly $30 billion](https://the-decoder.com/openai-co-founder-sutskever-raises-2-billion-for-ai-startup-with-no-product/). ``` AI News Without the Hype – Curated by Humans Subscribe to THE DECODER for ad-free reading, a weekly AI newsletter, our exclusive "AI Radar" frontier report six times a year, full archive access, and access to our comment section. Subscribe now ``` [Nvidia](https://nvidianews.nvidia.com/news/ilya-sutskevers-safe-superintelligence-inc-and-nvidia-announce-long-term-strategic-partnership)