tech
January 15, 2026
Changes are brewing at Thinking Machines Lab.
Mira Murati, its founder and CEO (as well as ex-CTO of OpenAI), announced that the AI startup has “parted ways with Barret Zoph,” its co-founder and CTO, who is also an ex-OpenAI employee. Murati said that Soumith Chintala will take over as Thinking Machines Lab’s finance chief.
TL;DR
- Thinking Machines Lab founder and CEO Mira Murati announced changes.
- Co-founder and CTO Barret Zoph has "parted ways" with the company.
- Barret Zoph is also an ex-OpenAI employee.
- Soumith Chintala will become the new finance chief.