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Ex-OpenAI exec Mira Murati's Thinking Machines releases first AI model, Inkling

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Thinking Machines Lab, founded by former OpenAI executive Mira Murati, has released its first AI model named Inkling. This open-weight model is designed for versatility and efficiency, allowing developers to download and customize it. While not the absolute strongest model available, Inkling performs competitively against other open-weight models and aims to capture nuances in human-AI interaction. AI

IMPACT Introduces a new open-weight model that could spur competition and offer alternatives to proprietary systems.

RANK_REASON First model release from a new lab founded by a prominent ex-exec from a frontier lab, with a named model. [lever_c_demoted from frontier_release: ic=1 ai=1.0]

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Ex-OpenAI exec Mira Murati's Thinking Machines releases first AI model, Inkling

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  1. Fortune TIER_1 English(EN) · Shirin Ghaffary, Bloomberg ·

    Murati’s Thinking Machines releases first AI model for broad use

    Mira Murati's AI startup, valued at $12 billion, just launched Inkling—an open-weight model designed to rival OpenAI and challenge China's lead in freely available AI.

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