Alphabet and Nvidia have invested in OpenAI co-founder Ilya Sutskever's startup, Safe Superintelligence (SSI), which focuses on artificial intelligence.
SSI has quickly become one of the most valuable AI startups and recently secured a funding round led by Greenoaks, valuing the company at $32 billion.
Alphabet's cloud computing arm will provide SSI with access to its in-house AI chips, while Nvidia's investment in SSI underscores the increasing interest of big tech companies in AI investments.
SSI primarily uses tensor processing units (TPUs) for AI research, which are more efficient for specific tasks, while competing with major cloud providers investing in AI startups.