Barret Zoph and Luke Metz, cofounders of the AI startup Thinking Machines Lab, have left the company to rejoin OpenAI. The move was announced by OpenAI’s applications chief Fidji Simo in an internal memo. A source alleged that Zoph was dismissed for sharing confidential information, a claim OpenAI did not verify. Mira Murati confirmed Zoph’s departure and named Soumith Chintala as the new chief technology officer. The departures also include Sam Schoenholz, who is returning to OpenAI, and follow the earlier exit of cofounder Andrew Tulloch to Meta. Thinking Machines Lab continues to develop its Tinker platform for customizing AI models. Leia mais →

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman revealed a special one‑time award for researchers and software engineers in applied engineering, scaling and safety. Payouts range from hundreds of thousands to mid single‑digit millions, paid quarterly over two years with cash or stock options. About 1,000 employees – roughly one‑third of the workforce – qualify. The move coincides with OpenAI’s plans to let more staff cash out vested stock ahead of a potential valuation rise from $300 billion toward $500 billion, and comes as the company battles aggressive talent poaching by Meta, xAI and former insiders. Leia mais →

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman revealed a special one‑time award for researchers and software engineers in applied engineering, scaling and safety. Payouts range from hundreds of thousands to mid single‑digit millions, paid quarterly over two years with cash or stock options. About 1,000 employees – roughly one‑third of the workforce – qualify. The move coincides with OpenAI’s plans to let more staff cash out vested stock ahead of a potential valuation rise from $300 billion toward $500 billion, and comes as the company battles aggressive talent poaching by Meta, xAI and former insiders. Leia mais →

Thinking Machines Lab, founded by OpenAI’s former chief technology officer Mira Murati, has closed a $2 billion seed round led by Andreessen Horowitz, valuing the startup at $12 billion. The deal marks one of the largest seed rounds in Silicon Valley history. Leia mais →