On February 18, 2025, Mira Murati, the former Chief Technology Officer at OpenAI, announced the launch of Thinking Machines Lab, an AI startup focused on advancing AI alignment to ensure models adhere to human values for safety and reliability. The San Francisco-based company has assembled a team of approximately 30 top researchers and engineers, including former employees from OpenAI, Meta, and Mistral. Notably, OpenAI co-founder John Schulman has joined as Chief Scientist. Thinking Machines Lab emphasizes transparency and accessibility by making code, datasets, and model specifications publicly available to accelerate research in AI alignment. The startup aims to enhance AI’s understanding and integration of human values, broadening its applications across various domains to ensure trustworthy and ethical AI development.
