Thinking Machines, the AI company founded by former OpenAI CTO Mira Murati, announced Monday that it’s working on “interaction models.” According to Thinking Machines, these models will enable people to “collaborate with AI the way we naturally collaborate with each other — they continuously take in audio, video, and text, and think, respond, and act in real-time.”
Thinking Machines believes this can solve the current limitations in AI’s ability to interact and collaborate seamlessly with users. The company demonstrated several examples of the model in action, such as listening for mentions of animals in a story, translating speech in real-time, and notifying someone when they’re slouching.
Though interaction models cannot yet be tested by the public, Thinking Machines plans to offer a “limited research preview” in the coming months, with a wider release planned for later this year. Murati founded Thinking Machines in February 2025 after leaving OpenAI. The lab has faced challenges with significant staff departures, with key members joining Meta and some returning to OpenAI.