Mira Murati's New AI Startup Explores AI Frontiers

Mira Murati, the former CTO of OpenAI, has launched a new AI startup called Thinking Machines Lab, focusing on creating AI systems that are customizable, widely understood, and encode human values for a broader spectrum of applications. The startup, which includes a significant number of former OpenAI employees like John Schulman and Barret Zoph, aims to build multimodal systems that emphasize collaboration with humans rather than full autonomy. Thinking Machines Lab plans to prioritize open science by sharing research, technical notes, and code to bridge the knowledge gap in AI capabilities. The company is engaged in discussions to secure venture capital funding to support its efforts to advance AI infrastructure and research productivity. Murati's venture is part of a broader trend where former OpenAI executives are founding startups to explore new AI frontiers.