Behind the defections from Mira Murati's Thinking Machines: money, compute constraints, and a lack of clarity on products and business model
- Posted on January 16, 2026
- By Fortune
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Behind the defections from Mira Murati's Thinking Machines: money, compute constraints, and a lack of clarity on products and business model

Former OpenAI CTO Mira Murati's AI startup has suffered a wave of defections, with key employees heading back to OpenAI