Ilya Sutskever
Ilya Sutskever, born 1986, Israeli-Canadian computer scientist specializing in machine learning and co-founder of OpenAI
Birth of Ilya Sutskever
1986 Dec 8 | Age 0
Ilya Sutskever was born to a Jewish family in Nizhny Novgorod, Russia (then Gorky, Soviet Union).
Sutskever's family makes aliyah to Jerusalem
1991 | Age 4
At the age of 5, Ilya Sutskever and his family made aliyah and lived in Jerusalem.
Sutskever attends the Open University of Israel
2000 | Age 13
Sutskever attended the Open University of Israel.
Sutskever's family moves to Canada
2002 | Age 15
Sutskever's family moved to Canada when he was 16 years old.
End of Sutskever's studies at the Open University of Israel
2002 | Age 15
Sutskever attended the Open University of Israel.
Sutskever receives Bachelor of Science in mathematics
2005 | Age 18
Sutskever received a Bachelor of Science in mathematics from the University of Toronto.
Sutskever receives Master of Science in computer science
2007 | Age 20
Sutskever received a Master of Science in computer science from the University of Toronto.
Sutskever builds AlexNet
2012 | Age 25
Sutskever, in collaboration with Hinton and Alex Krizhevsky, built AlexNet.
Sutskever as a postdoc with Andrew Ng at Stanford University
2012 | Age 25
Sutskever spent about two months as a postdoc with Andrew Ng at Stanford University.
Sutskever receives a Ph.D. in computer science
2013 | Age 26
Sutskever received a Doctor of Philosophy in computer science from the University of Toronto. His doctoral advisor was Geoffrey Hinton.
Sutskever hired as a research scientist at Google Brain
2013 | Age 26
Google acquired DNNResearch and hired Sutskever as a research scientist at Google Brain.
Sutskever named in MIT Technology Review's 35 Innovators Under 35
2015 | Age 28
Sutskever was named in MIT Technology Review's 35 Innovators Under 35.
Sutskever co-founds OpenAI
2015 | Age 28
Sutskever left Google to become cofounder and chief scientist of the newly founded organization OpenAI.
Sutskever keynotes Nvidia Ntech and AI Frontiers Conference
2018 | Age 31
Sutskever was the keynote speaker at Nvidia Ntech 2018 and AI Frontiers Conference 2018.
Sutskever elected a Fellow of the Royal Society
2022 | Age 35
Sutskever was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society (FRS).
Sutskever tweets about AI consciousness
2022 | Age 35
Sutskever tweeted, "it may be that today's large neural networks are slightly conscious", which triggered debates about AI consciousness.
Sutskever co-leads OpenAI's "Superalignment" project
2023 | Age 36
Sutskever announced that he would co-lead OpenAI's new "Superalignment" project, which is trying to solve the alignment of superintelligences within four years.
Sutskever steps down from OpenAI board
2023 | Age 36
Sutskever stepped down from the OpenAI board.
Sutskever participates in ousting Sam Altman as OpenAI CEO
2023 Nov 17 | Age 36
Sutskever was one of the board members of OpenAI that ousted Sam Altman from his position as the organization's CEO.
Sutskever departs from OpenAI
2024 May | Age 37
Sutskever announced his departure from OpenAI to focus on a new project.
Sutskever co-founds Safe Superintelligence Inc.
2024 Jun | Age 37
Sutskever co-founded Safe Superintelligence Inc. with Daniel Gross and Daniel Levy.
Safe Superintelligence Inc. raises $1 billion
2024 Sep | Age 37
Safe Superintelligence Inc. announced that it had raised $1 billion from venture capital firms.
Hinton supports Sutskever's decision to fire Altman
2024 Oct | Age 37
Geoffrey Hinton expressed support for Sutskever's decision to fire Altman in an interview after winning the Nobel Prize in Physics.
Birth of Ilya Sutskever
Sutskever's family makes aliyah to Jerusalem
Sutskever attends the Open University of Israel
Sutskever's family moves to Canada
End of Sutskever's studies at the Open University of Israel
Sutskever receives Bachelor of Science in mathematics
Sutskever receives Master of Science in computer science
Sutskever builds AlexNet
Sutskever as a postdoc with Andrew Ng at Stanford University
Sutskever receives a Ph.D. in computer science
Sutskever hired as a research scientist at Google Brain
Sutskever named in MIT Technology Review's 35 Innovators Under 35
Sutskever co-founds OpenAI
Sutskever keynotes Nvidia Ntech and AI Frontiers Conference
Sutskever elected a Fellow of the Royal Society
Sutskever tweets about AI consciousness
Sutskever co-leads OpenAI's "Superalignment" project
Sutskever steps down from OpenAI board
Sutskever participates in ousting Sam Altman as OpenAI CEO
Sutskever departs from OpenAI
Sutskever co-founds Safe Superintelligence Inc.
Safe Superintelligence Inc. raises $1 billion
Hinton supports Sutskever's decision to fire Altman
Ilya Sutskever
Ilya Sutskever, born 1986, Israeli-Canadian computer scientist specializing in machine learning and co-founder of OpenAI
Birth of Ilya Sutskever
1986 Dec 8 | Age 0
Ilya Sutskever was born to a Jewish family in Nizhny Novgorod, Russia (then Gorky, Soviet Union).
Sutskever's family makes aliyah to Jerusalem
1991 | Age 4
At the age of 5, Ilya Sutskever and his family made aliyah and lived in Jerusalem.
Sutskever attends the Open University of Israel
2000 | Age 13
Sutskever attended the Open University of Israel.
Sutskever's family moves to Canada
2002 | Age 15
Sutskever's family moved to Canada when he was 16 years old.
End of Sutskever's studies at the Open University of Israel
2002 | Age 15
Sutskever attended the Open University of Israel.
Sutskever receives Bachelor of Science in mathematics
2005 | Age 18
Sutskever received a Bachelor of Science in mathematics from the University of Toronto.
Sutskever receives Master of Science in computer science
2007 | Age 20
Sutskever received a Master of Science in computer science from the University of Toronto.
Sutskever builds AlexNet
2012 | Age 25
Sutskever, in collaboration with Hinton and Alex Krizhevsky, built AlexNet.
Sutskever as a postdoc with Andrew Ng at Stanford University
2012 | Age 25
Sutskever spent about two months as a postdoc with Andrew Ng at Stanford University.
Sutskever receives a Ph.D. in computer science
2013 | Age 26
Sutskever received a Doctor of Philosophy in computer science from the University of Toronto. His doctoral advisor was Geoffrey Hinton.
Sutskever hired as a research scientist at Google Brain
2013 | Age 26
Google acquired DNNResearch and hired Sutskever as a research scientist at Google Brain.
Sutskever named in MIT Technology Review's 35 Innovators Under 35
2015 | Age 28
Sutskever was named in MIT Technology Review's 35 Innovators Under 35.
Sutskever co-founds OpenAI
2015 | Age 28
Sutskever left Google to become cofounder and chief scientist of the newly founded organization OpenAI.
Sutskever keynotes Nvidia Ntech and AI Frontiers Conference
2018 | Age 31
Sutskever was the keynote speaker at Nvidia Ntech 2018 and AI Frontiers Conference 2018.
Sutskever elected a Fellow of the Royal Society
2022 | Age 35
Sutskever was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society (FRS).
Sutskever tweets about AI consciousness
2022 | Age 35
Sutskever tweeted, "it may be that today's large neural networks are slightly conscious", which triggered debates about AI consciousness.
Sutskever co-leads OpenAI's "Superalignment" project
2023 | Age 36
Sutskever announced that he would co-lead OpenAI's new "Superalignment" project, which is trying to solve the alignment of superintelligences within four years.
Sutskever steps down from OpenAI board
2023 | Age 36
Sutskever stepped down from the OpenAI board.
Sutskever participates in ousting Sam Altman as OpenAI CEO
2023 Nov 17 | Age 36
Sutskever was one of the board members of OpenAI that ousted Sam Altman from his position as the organization's CEO.
Sutskever departs from OpenAI
2024 May | Age 37
Sutskever announced his departure from OpenAI to focus on a new project.
Sutskever co-founds Safe Superintelligence Inc.
2024 Jun | Age 37
Sutskever co-founded Safe Superintelligence Inc. with Daniel Gross and Daniel Levy.
Safe Superintelligence Inc. raises $1 billion
2024 Sep | Age 37
Safe Superintelligence Inc. announced that it had raised $1 billion from venture capital firms.
Hinton supports Sutskever's decision to fire Altman
2024 Oct | Age 37
Geoffrey Hinton expressed support for Sutskever's decision to fire Altman in an interview after winning the Nobel Prize in Physics.
Birth of Ilya Sutskever
Sutskever's family makes aliyah to Jerusalem
Sutskever attends the Open University of Israel
Sutskever's family moves to Canada
End of Sutskever's studies at the Open University of Israel
Sutskever receives Bachelor of Science in mathematics
Sutskever receives Master of Science in computer science
Sutskever builds AlexNet
Sutskever as a postdoc with Andrew Ng at Stanford University
Sutskever receives a Ph.D. in computer science
Sutskever hired as a research scientist at Google Brain
Sutskever named in MIT Technology Review's 35 Innovators Under 35
Sutskever co-founds OpenAI
Sutskever keynotes Nvidia Ntech and AI Frontiers Conference
Sutskever elected a Fellow of the Royal Society
Sutskever tweets about AI consciousness
Sutskever co-leads OpenAI's "Superalignment" project
Sutskever steps down from OpenAI board
Sutskever participates in ousting Sam Altman as OpenAI CEO
Sutskever departs from OpenAI
Sutskever co-founds Safe Superintelligence Inc.
Safe Superintelligence Inc. raises $1 billion
Hinton supports Sutskever's decision to fire Altman
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