Mira Murati, OpenAI’s Former Chief Technology Officer, Starts Her Own Company
Mira Murati, who left OpenAI last year, has helped establish Thinking Machines Lab, a new artificial intelligence start-up.
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Mira Murati, OpenAI’s Former Chief Technology Officer, Starts Her Own Company
Mira Murati, who left OpenAI last year, has helped establish Thinking Machines Lab, a new artificial intelligence start-up.The New York Times - 3d -
Mira Murati’s Startup Launches, Poaching at Least 20 OpenAI Employees From Her Former Workplace
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OpenAI tops 400 million users despite DeepSeek's emergence
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OpenAI’s ChatGPT explodes to 400M weekly users, with GPT-5 on the way
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OpenAI Uncovers Evidence of A.I.-Powered Chinese Surveillance Tool
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FDA’s Food Safety Chief Resigns
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Donald Trump halting anti-bribery laws will harm, not help US companies
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The World Is in a Polyester Crisis. One Company Is Trying to Recycle a Way Out
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The Papers: 'Hounded to her death' and 'Don't be fooled by Putin'
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