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Thinking Machines Lab — the AI research company founded by former OpenAI CTO Mira Murati, betting against one-size-fits-all AI. Its first model trained from scratch, Inkling, shipped as open weights in July 2026.

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About Thinking Machines Lab

Thinking Machines Lab is an AI company. Thinking Machines Lab — the AI research company founded by former OpenAI CTO Mira Murati, betting against one-size-fits-all AI. Its first model trained from scratch, Inkling, shipped as open weights in July 2026. This page tracks 113 recent news stories about Thinking Machines Lab, curated from 30+ sources and updated every 15 minutes.

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Thinking Machines Lab Drops Its First Model
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Thinking Machines Lab Drops Its First Model

Thinking Machines Lab has quietly entered the crowded AI arena with its inaugural model, marking yet another entrant in a market already dominated by OpenAI, Google, and Anthropic—but the startup's pedigree in high-performance computing suggests it may be approaching the problem differently than its competitors. The model's release has drawn attention from the enterprise and scientific computing communities, hinting that the lab's real ambition may lie not in chasing consumer-facing chatbots but in solving computationally intensive problems where speed and efficiency matter more than conversational polish. If the startup can translate its hardware expertise into a genuine advantage, it could reshape how enterprises think about AI infrastructure costs.

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Thinking Machines Lab Taps Crusoe in $65M Inference Deal
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Thinking Machines Lab Taps Crusoe in $65M Inference Deal

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Schulman: RSI still needs an outer loop

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Mira Murati Net Worth

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Thinking Machines Lab Seeks $40B Valuation as Nvidia Extends Its Capital Allocator Role Into Model-Space
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Thinking Machines Lab Seeks $40B Valuation as Nvidia Extends Its Capital Allocator Role Into Model-Space

Thinking Machines Lab, the AI startup founded by former OpenAI CTO Mira Murati, is in talks to raise between $5 billion and $6 billion at a pre-money valuation of at least $40 billion. Nvidia is ...

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Thinking Machines Lab In Talks to Raise Billions at Roughly $40 Billion Valuation
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Thinking Machines Lab In Talks to Raise Billions at Roughly $40 Billion Valuation

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Barret Zoph, the Thinking Machines co-founder ousted before joining OpenAI, is now at Google
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Barret Zoph, the Thinking Machines co-founder ousted before joining OpenAI, is now at Google

Zoph, who co-founded Thinking Machines Lab alongside Mira Murati and also served as the startup's CTO, led a brief stint at OpenAI and is now at Google.

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People Moves: Lilian Weng, OpenAI

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Meta offered this Australian $1.5 billion. Now he’s joining Anthropic.

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Andrew Tulloch, Poster Child for Out-of-Control AI Spending, Reportedly Quits Meta

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Nvidia May Put $2.5 Billion Into Thinking Machines Lab, Valuing the Startup at $40 Billion
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Nvidia May Put $2.5 Billion Into Thinking Machines Lab, Valuing the Startup at $40 Billion

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Thinking Machines revs up for new round, Town's new leads, and TSG backs Los Tacos

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A former OpenAI and Thinking Machines co-founder is joining Google DeepMind as a research VP
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A former OpenAI and Thinking Machines co-founder is joining Google DeepMind as a research VP

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Meet Mira Murati, the 36-year-old tech prodigy who shot to fame at OpenAI and now runs a startup that’s a poaching target for Mark Zuckerberg
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Meet Mira Murati, the 36-year-old tech prodigy who shot to fame at OpenAI and now runs a startup that’s a poaching target for Mark Zuckerberg

Mira Murati, founder of Thinking Machines Labs and former CTO at OpenAI, attends the 2024 Met Gala Celebrating "Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion" at The Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 6,...

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Meta loses its $1.5 billion AI recruit less than a year after hiring him

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Accel reportedly in talks to lead $1B round for Thinking Machines at $40B valuation
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Accel reportedly in talks to lead $1B round for Thinking Machines at $40B valuation

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Accel in talks to lead $1 billion funding round for Thinking Machines
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Accel in talks to lead $1 billion funding round for Thinking Machines

Mira Murati’s Thinking Machines is reportedly in talks to raise $1B at a valuation of at least $40B, with Accel potentially leading the round ...

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Barret Zoph, co-founder of Thinking Machines Lab, is joining Google DeepMind as Vice President of Research, following roles at OpenAI and Google Brain amid a broader AI leadership reshuffle at ...

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Thinking Machines Lab co-founder Barret Zoph joins Google
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Thinking Machines Lab co-founder Barret Zoph joins Google

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is Thinking Machines Lab?

Thinking Machines Lab is Thinking Machines Lab — the AI research company founded by former OpenAI CTO Mira Murati, betting against one-size-fits-all AI. Its first model trained from scratch, Inkling, shipped as open weights in July 2026.

What is Thinking Machines Lab's official website?

Thinking Machines Lab's official website is https://thinkingmachines.ai.

What is the latest news about Thinking Machines Lab?

As of today, there are 113 recent stories about Thinking Machines Lab. Recent headlines include: Thinking Machines Lab Taps Crusoe in $65M Inference Deal; People Moves: Lilian Weng, OpenAI; Meet Mira Murati, the 36-year-old tech prodigy who shot to fame at OpenAI and now runs a startup that’s a poaching target for Mark Zuckerberg. Updated every 15 minutes.

Who works at Thinking Machines Lab?

Notable people at Thinking Machines Lab: Mira Murati (Founder & CEO, Thinking Machines Lab).