Thinking Machines Lab stands out as one of the most exciting AI startups today, successfully completing a record-breaking seed funding round that amassed $2 billion at a valuation of $12 billion. Murati assured that Thinking Machines Lab is set to unveil its inaugural AI product this year, which is expected to feature a considerable open-source component.
It comes as no surprise that Thinking Machines Lab has caught the attention of Meta, with Mark Zuckerberg allegedly attempting to acquire the entire company in a multibillion-dollar agreement akin to Meta’s $14.3 billion acquisition of a 49% stake in Scale AI last June. Sources indicated that TML declined the offer, but it appears that Meta continued its efforts. Meta attempted to recruit TML engineers individually, enticing them with potential salaries and benefits amounting to $1 billion over the next few years. Thinking Machines Lab boasts a team of brilliant individuals who joined Murati after stints at OpenAI and other AI companies. Meta would undoubtedly be eager to onboard any of them for its superintelligence AI groups, given the significant hiring drives that have been dominating news in recent weeks.
Meta has already hired AI engineers from its competitors, including OpenAI and Apple, providing multi-year compensation packages worth hundreds of millions of dollars. This week, Meta released earnings that exceeded expectations, signaling that its extensive AI investments are far from slowing down.
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