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Mira Murati: AI's Quiet Force Emerges
5 Jun
Summary
- Thinking Machines previews 'interaction models' for continuous AI processing.
- Murati reflects on OpenAI leadership turmoil, stressing governance.
- New AI interface processes audio, video, and text in milliseconds.
Mira Murati, CEO of Thinking Machines and formerly CTO of OpenAI, has stepped into the public eye to discuss her company's innovative direction. Thinking Machines is developing "interaction models" that process continuous streams of audio, text, and video in 200-millisecond intervals. This approach aims to capture the nuances of human communication more naturally than current prompt-and-response systems.
Murati also addressed the November 2023 leadership crisis at OpenAI, referring to it as "the blip." She stated her decisions were driven by protecting the mission and team, acknowledging that while her intent was clear, she would have sought more transparency and better transition plans in retrospect. She voiced concerns about decision-making concentration across the AI industry.
The company is also facing researcher departures, which Murati attributed to the rapid growth of a frontier AI lab and competitive compensation packages. She downplayed a focus on "killing the competitor," prioritizing her own work instead. Murati believes the future of AI is not predetermined and depends on human guidance now.
