Former OpenAI CTO Mira Murati has launched Thinking Machines, a startup releasing a 975 billion parameter open-weights AI model designed to compete with existing large language models.
Key Points
- Thinking Machines released its first open-weights model, positioning it as a direct alternative to Chinese large language models.
- The model features 975 billion parameters, marking a significant entry into the frontier AI space by the former OpenAI executive.
- The release emphasizes open access, contrasting with the closed-source development strategies currently employed by major industry players like OpenAI.