Mira Murati, a highly respected AI researcher and former CTO of OpenAI, has made headlines for rejecting a staggering $1 billion offer from Mark Zuckerberg's Meta. Murati, who founded her own AI startup, Thinking Machines Lab, turned down the offer, citing her team's confidence in her leadership and the startup's long-term vision.
Murati's team prioritizes their mission to build ethical AI that benefits society over lucrative financial offers. They trust Murati's leadership and vision, preferring to work under her guidance rather than joining Meta's Superintelligence Lab. The team values the independence and creative freedom they enjoy at Thinking Machines Lab, which might be compromised within a large corporate structure like Meta.
Thinking Machines Lab has been making waves in the AI world, with a valuation of $12 billion in its seed round, despite not launching a product yet. The startup raised a stunning $2 billion seed round, led by Andreessen Horowitz, with the goal of creating customizable, interpretable, and widely accessible AI systems that could redefine the AI landscape.
Murati's decision to decline the $1 billion offer from Meta highlights her commitment to her team's mission and vision. As the AI landscape continues to evolve, it will be interesting to see how Thinking Machines Lab shapes the future of AI development.
