Prime Highlights
- Thinking Machines Lab, the new AI startup of Mira Murati, is gearing up to raise a record-breaking $2 billion seed round, as per reports.
- It has hired the cream of OpenAI, laying the ground for the most desirable AI startup of 2025.
Key Facts
- Thinking Machines Lab is in talks to raise a $2 billion seed round, possibly the largest in history.
- It’s valued at more than $10 billion even before it ships one of its offerings.
Key Background:
Late OpenAI Chief Technology Officer Mira Murati passed away after starting her career as an AI entrepreneur in Thinking Machines Lab. She is now best recognized for being part of the creation and achievement of ChatGPT and other generative AIs. Murati being autonomous is a behemoth leap towards autonomous creation in the rapidly evolving AI industry.
Thinking Machines Lab has already attracted plenty of investor attention, not to mention support from Murati and the quality of the talent she’s managed to bring on board. The company has several of the former OpenAI researchers working there, including some high-profile hires such as Bob McGrew, Alec Radford, John Schulman, Jonathan Lachman, Barret Zoph, and Alexander Kirillov. They were the building blocks of central AI technology utilized in the creation of the latest models then, including GPT-4 and ChatGPT.
The company’s mission appears to be making next-gen AI platforms—platforms not just robust and scalable but also secure, more convenient, and more flexible. The size of the investment is signaling that there isn’t yet a product roadmap but that it is nevertheless a major vote of confidence that the company is the world’s commercial and research leading edge in the domain of AI.
Murati’s departure from OpenAI in late 2024 and her subsequent move to form an independent venture highlights a broader trend of decentralization in AI leadership. Industry veterans are increasingly stepping away from established giants to pursue unique visions, often backed by record-breaking funding. Thinking Machines Lab’s early momentum underscores the ongoing appetite for transformative AI solutions—and the belief that Murati and her team are well-positioned to deliver them.
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