US EditionMira Murati's Thinking Machines Reportedly Faces Exodus As Employees Consider Following Founders Back To OpenAI Amid Funding Struggles
- On Thursday, OpenAI announced that Thinking Machines Lab co-founders Barret Zoph and Luke Metz, along with staffer Sam Schoenholz, are rejoining the company.
- According to a memo, on Monday Barret Zoph, co-founder and former CTO of Thinking Machines Lab, was fired for `unethical conduct`, a source close to Thinking Machines alleged he shared confidential information, while OpenAI welcomed him back, showing contrasting views.
- Just 58 minutes after Murati's post, Fidji Simo announced in a Thursday memo that the hires had been in the works for weeks, impacting the $12 billion startup Thinking Machines Lab.
- Zoph and Metz had originally left OpenAI in late 2024 to start Thinking Machines, reversing that move amid recent losses of Jerry Tworek and Andrew Tulloch to Meta.
- Less than a year after founding, Thinking Machines faces notable co-founder departures, echoing John Schulman’s industry moves and challenging the $12 billion valuation as OpenAI regains talent recently lost.
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Those keeping tabs on Silicon Valley’s AI talent wars were gripped this week by news that three members of the founding team at Thinking Machines Lab, the AI startup run by former OpenAI CTO Mira Murati, are leaving to return to OpenAI, where they all worked previously. Fidji Simo, OpenAI’s CEO of Applications, announced the hiring coup in a post on social media platform X Wednesday, saying that Brett Zoph, Luke Metz, and Sam Schoenholz are all …
Mira Murati's Thinking Machines Reportedly Faces Exodus As Employees Consider Following Founders Back To OpenAI Amid Funding Struggles
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