Mira Murati is launching her OpenAI rival — Thinking Machines Lab

Mira Murati, former CTO of OpenAI, is launching a new AI startup called Thinking Machines Lab. The goal? Make AI systems more customizable, understandable, and useful for everyday people. Murati’s pulling in top AI talent, including John Schulman (OpenAI co-founder) and Barrett Zoph (ex-OpenAI exec). Their plan: Create AI tools that help humans, not replace them, with a promise of transparency.