Mira Murati, former CTO of OpenAI, launches Thinking Machines Lab, an AI startup focused on AI and human interaction
On February 18, 2025 local time, Mira Murati , former CTO of OpenAI, announced the establishment of a new AI startup called ' Thinking Machines Lab .' In addition to Murati, other former OpenAI members are also on the executive team of Thinking Machines Lab, and the company aims to develop multimodal AI systems with an emphasis on 'AI and human collaboration.'
I started Thinking Machines Lab alongside a remarkable team of scientists, engineers, and builders. We're building three things:
— Mira Murati (@miramurati) February 18, 2025
- Helping people adapt AI systems to work for their specific needs
- Developing strong foundations to build more capable AI systems
- Fostering a…
Thinking Machines Lab
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Mira Murati debuts Thinking Machines Lab, her AI startup
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Murati was born in Albania in 1988 and earned a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering from Dartmouth College in the United States in 2012. After graduating, he worked at electric car manufacturer Tesla, a French aerospace company, and VR company Leap Motion before joining OpenAI in 2018.
Murati, who served as CTO at OpenAI, was also involved in the development of ChatGPT, and after the release of ChatGPT, his media exposure increased. When CEO Sam Altman resigned in 2023, he also became interim CEO, and had a strong presence within OpenAI.
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However, in September 2024, Murati announced his retirement from OpenAI. Murati stated that the reason for his retirement was to 'create time and space for my own exploration.'
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On February 18, 2025, Murati announced the establishment of a new AI startup, 'Thinking Machines Lab.' Thinking Machines Lab has 29 employees, with Murati as CEO and Barrett Zoff, former vice president of research at OpenAI who left the company at the same time as Murati, as CTO. It was also revealed that John Shulman, co-founder of OpenAI who left OpenAI in August 2024 and moved to AI startup 'Anthropic,' will now serve as chief scientist at Thinking Machines Lab.
A statement released in conjunction with the establishment of Thinking Machines Lab stated, 'We are focused on AI and human collaboration. We are excited to build multimodal systems that work in collaboration with humans, rather than focusing solely on creating fully autonomous AI systems.' Thinking Machines Lab aims to create more flexible, adaptable and personalized AI systems, and claims that AI can be useful for work in all fields.
In addition, the Thinking Machines Lab said in a statement, 'Scientific progress is a collective effort. We believe that we can most effectively advance humanity's understanding of AI by working with a broad community of researchers and developers. Going forward, we plan to frequently publish technical blogs, papers, and code. We believe that sharing our research not only benefits the public, but also improves our own research culture,' he said, emphasizing the importance of open science .
In addition, Thinking Machines Lab is also recruiting members to work on AI development together, and is looking for positions such as 'product builder', 'machine learning expert', and 'research program manager'. Those who want to apply can submit their application documents through the official job form .
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