Formerly the chief technologist of OpenAI. In 2025 Ms Murati founded Thinking Machines Lab, an AI startup that raised $2bn at a $10bn valuation in its first fundraising round, before it had much of a strategy, let alone revenue. The firm's valuation reflects its roster of ex-OpenAI researchers, for whom tech giants like Meta are offering large sums.
We should be glad we're living in the time that we are. If any of us had been born into a more enlightened age, I'm sure we would have immediately been taken out and shot.