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Mira Murati’s reported $2 billion 'seed' funding suggests the AI boom is alive and well, even after a week of economic chaos

Former OpenAI Chief Tech Officer Mira Murati’s AI startup, Thinking Machines, is looking to raise a massive $2 billion seed round, according to Business Insider. If true, it’s a jarring number that could reframe the debate about the AI boom.

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Sam Altman's ouster as OpenAI CEO was reportedly a cocktail of deception and toxicity, with Microsoft at the center of it all

An exclusive report by The Wall Street Journal details how Microsoft unveiled OpenAI's unreleased GPT-4 to the world without joint approval from the safety board.

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Who Is Mira Murati? Ex-OpenAI Leader Takes On Her Former Employer With New AI Venture

Ex-OpenAI leader Mira Murati is launching an AI startup called Thinking Machines Lab, which aims to democratise AI. She's recruited top talent from OpenAI and other tech giants.

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Former OpenAI CTO Mira Murati unveils Thinking Machines Lab details and leadership team stacked with former OpenAI colleagues

Former OpenAI chief technology officer Mira Murati, who departed the company in September 2024, has formally announced her new AI startup, Thinking Machines Lab.

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Adobe's new Firefly video generator is here and it doesn't steal copyrighted content

Unlike models from OpenAI and Google, Adobe says its Firefly video generator isn't trained using intellectual property

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OpenAI cofounder John Schulman is joining Mira Murati’s startup after brief stint at Anthropic

It remains unclear why Schulman chose to leave Anthropic so soon after joining, as well as what his role will be at Murati’s company.

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OpenAI’s reputational double whammy

AGI safety lead Miles Brundage warns of “misalignment between private and societal interests” as former staffer Suchir Balaji adds fuel to copyright suits.

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OpenAI's "collapse" fears reportedly date back to Chief Scientist Ilya Sutskever's abrupt departure — beyond recent bankruptcy reports with projections of $5 billion in losses within the next 12 months

The departure of OpenAI Chief Scientist Ilya Sutskever raised concern among top officials in the firm behind the curtains. They reportedly tried to get the Chief Scientist back on the team by extending him a new and possibly lucrative deal, but their efforts were turned down.

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Mira Murati’s surprise exit from OpenAI caps a chaotic year of staff infighting, rushed product launches, and executive upheaval

Mira Murati’s surprise exit from OpenAI caps a chaotic year of staff infighting, rushed product launches, and executive upheaval.

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OpenAI Suffers $5 Billion Annual Loss On $3.7 Billion In Revenue: Reports

The revelation is contained in financial documents given to investors as part of a $7 billion funding push

International Business Times

Sam Altman denies plan to give him equity in for-profit OpenAI

Altman said there are “no current plans” to give him equity in the company.

Fortune

'Not a normal company': OpenAI loses another executive as it seeks huge valuation

OpenAI, the world's most valuable AI startup, has just lost another executive. Chief Technology Officer Mira Murati is one of more than 20 key staff who have departed this year, leaving CEO Sam Altman with just one of his fellow co-founders.

France 24

OpenAI is facing turmoil over its values, but its CFO remains confident AI will be a 'cornerstone' for a resilient democracy

Sarah Friar, former Nextdoor CEO, joined OpenAI as CFO in June.

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Only one person is left from this iconic photo of the OpenAI leadership team

CEO Sam Altman said in a post that OpenAI is "not a normal company."

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Why is OpenAI planning to become a for-profit business and does it matter?

Company plans announced as it reckons with departure of senior executives and seeks huge investment

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OpenAI planning to become for-profit company, say reports

Reported move follows recent departure of senior figures from ChatGPT developer

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New AI models are being released fast and furious

Consumers and CTOs alike are struggling to figure out which model is best for a given use case.

The Independent UK

OpenAI looks to shift away from nonprofit roots and convert itself to for-profit company

OpenAI’s history as a nonprofit research institute that also sells commercial products like ChatGPT may be coming to an end as the San Francisco company looks to more fully convert itself into a for-profit corporation accountable to shareholders

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Mira Murati's departure leaves OpenAI with one fewer female exec

"For now, my primary focus is doing everything in my power to ensure a smooth transition, maintaining the momentum we’ve built," Murati said.

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Sam Altman says it’s relentless and all-consuming to run OpenAI teams after shock CTO departure

“I obviously won’t pretend it’s natural for this one to be so abrupt, but we are not a normal company,” Altman told staff in a letter he posted on social media.

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Mira Murati leaving OpenAI highlights how much the company is starting to look like any other Big Tech giant

The company has been radically transformed in the 10 months since CEO Sam Altman was temporarily removed in a boardroom coup.

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Data Sheet: That's pretty neat

Mira Murati, holographic Meta glasses, Google vs. Microsoft, Activision Blizzard, Mozilla privacy. Plus: Why, Caroline?

International Business Times

OpenAI's CTO Mira Murati, 2 Top Research Execs Resign Amid Wave Of Departures

The departures of Chief Technology Officer Mira Murati, Chief Research Officer Bob McGrew and Vice President of Research Barret Zoph come amid the ChatGPT maker's reported shift to a for-profit model and discussions of a potential $6.5 billion investment round.

The Independent UK

OpenAI exec Mira Murati says she's leaving artificial intelligence company

A high-ranking executive at OpenAI who served a few days as its interim CEO during a period of turmoil last year said that she’s leaving the artificial intelligence company

The Guardian - US

OpenAI CTO Mira Murati says she’s leaving firm to do her ‘own exploration’

Chief technology officer had taken over the ChatGPT maker when its board ousted CEO Sam Altman in November

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