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
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