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Ex-OpenAI execs launch Inkling, an open-weight AI model

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Thinking Machines Lab, founded by former OpenAI executives, has released its first open-weight model named Inkling. This model is designed to process audio, video, and text, featuring advanced reasoning and coding capabilities, though it's not top-ranked on all benchmarks. The company aims to decentralize AI development by making models like Inkling accessible for modification and use, contrasting with the closed-model approach of some larger companies. Inkling's development involved a unique efficiency-driven decision to initially omit natural language reasoning, which was later reinstated for explainability. AI

IMPACT Challenges established players by offering an accessible, open-weight model with advanced capabilities, potentially accelerating decentralized AI development.

RANK_REASON New model release from a new lab founded by prominent ex-employees of a frontier lab. [lever_c_demoted from frontier_release: ic=1 ai=1.0]

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Ex-OpenAI execs launch Inkling, an open-weight AI model

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  1. Wired — AI TIER_1 English(EN) · Will Knight ·

    Thinking Machines Lab Drops Its First Model

    Inkling, a 975-billion-parameter open source model, was trained to understand video and audio. It could help Thinking Machines establish itself among competitors like Anthropic and OpenAI.

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