Sources: Thinking Machines lacks a clear product or business strategy and has been struggling over the past couple of months to raise a new round of financing
More Thinking Machines employees are in talks to join OpenAI. Also: Rivian CEO RJ Scaringe on ACCESS and the Sources Live @ Davos lineup.
Sources Alex Heath
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Discussion
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@miramurati
Mira Murati
on x
We have parted ways with Barret Zoph. Soumith Chintala will be the new CTO of Thinking Machines. He is a brilliant and seasoned leader who has made important contributions to the AI field for over a decade, and he's been a major contributor to our team. We could not be more ex…
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@prietschka
Paul Rietschka
on bluesky
They're out of money? Already? They raised a $2B seed 6 months ago. — And they're out of money. It's January. — Also, the article quotes Fidji Simo and, if you've not had the pleasure, google their picture if you'd like to see what an actual vampire looks like. [embedded …
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@edzitron.com
Ed Zitron
on bluesky
Yeah it's exactly the same other than how it's completely different [embedded post]
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@michaeli
Michael
on bluesky
they couldnt ask ai for any ideas?
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@kyliebytes
Kylie Robison
on x
Thinking Machines Lab parts ways with CTO Barret Zoph, with Soumith Chintala taking over the role; sources say the termination is due to “unethical conduct”
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@jonchu
@jonchu
on x
One consistent thread in all this drama is that everyone seems to agree Facebook's leadership talent is superior to all the other options. Zuck clearly did something right back in the day
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@alexrkonrad
Alex Konrad
on x
The VCs who poured $2B into Thinking Machines pre-launch are probably not having fun rn 😳
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@signulll
@signulll
on x
the thinking machines situation is an unintentional tell about anthropic where not a single cofounder or high salience figure has visibly departed. there have been ~ zero dramatic exits. yes, anthropic liquidity has been low but vesting has no impact on that. regardless if you…
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@kimmonismus
@kimmonismus
on x
Back to OpenAI - again Two technical staffers are exiting Thinking Machines Lab, continuing a surprising wave of departures just days after senior leaders also headed back to OpenAI. AI researcher Lia Guy is returning to OpenAI, while infrastructure engineer Ian O'Connell has [im…
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@scobleizer
Robert Scoble
on x
A plunder is underway. This feels like when Bill Gates hired away Borland's best engineers.
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@ns123abc
Nik
on x
🚨🚨BREAKING: TWO MORE DEPARTURES FROM THINKING MACHINES >Ian O'Connell (infra engineer) >Lia Guy (researcher, model architectures) RETURNING TO OPENAI... [image]
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@fidjissimo
Fidji Simo
on x
Fidji Simo says Barret Zoph, Luke Metz, and Sam Schoenholz have returned to OpenAI from Thinking Machines Lab and “this has been in the works for several weeks”
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@alexeheath
Alex Heath
on x
hearing 6+ thinky employees now leaving