Thinking Machines Lab, a promising artificial intelligence company, has raised $2 billion in seed funding, setting a new record and valuing the firm at $12 billion. Spearheaded by former OpenAI CTO Mira Murati, the company’s leadership includes ex-OpenAI experts who contributed to projects like ChatGPT and AI safety. Backed by major investors such as Andreessen Horowitz, Nvidia, and AMD, the funding highlights the fierce competition in advancing AI technologies. Thinking Machines plans to develop multimodal AI capable of interacting with humans through conversation and vision, with its first product launch expected in the coming months. With an open-source focus and ambitious research goals, the company aims to impact both developers and the AI community.