Murati is heading up Thinking Machines Lab as CEO. OpenAI co-founder John Schulman is the company’s chief scientist, and Barret Zoph, OpenAI’s ex-chief research officer, is the CTO. In a blog post shared with TechCrunch, Thinking Machines Lab wrote that while AI capabilities have advanced dramatically, “key gaps” remain.

Murati’s move to establish her own AI startup follows a growing trend of former OpenAI executives launching new ventures. Companies like Anthropic and Safe Superintelligence have also been founded by

Former OpenAI CTO Mira Murati has launched Thinking Machines Lab, the startup she founded after resigning from OpenAI last year. She has recruited a team of nearly 30 people, including one of OpenAI's founders.