Why Mira Murati Is Steering Clear of Hype and Building AI on Her Own Terms
In an industry obsessed with attention, few figures in tech have mastered the art of silence like Mira Murati.
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The former Chief Technology Officer of OpenAI—best known for her leadership on groundbreaking AI tools like ChatGPT, DALL·E, and Codex—Mira Murati quietly stepped away from the spotlight in September 2024. No press tours, no grand departure announcements. Just a silent exit from one of the most powerful AI companies in the world.
Now, almost a year later, Murati is back—but not in the way most expected.
According to a recent Wired report, Murati has launched her own AI research company called Thinking Machines Lab, choosing to build it not with hype, but with restraint—a quality becoming increasingly rare in Silicon Valley.
Turning Down Billions: A Statement of Integrity
Perhaps the most headline-making detail of Murati’s re-emergence is her decision to reject multi-billion-dollar acquisition offers from Meta’s new Superintelligence Lab. Sources confirmed that not just Murati, but her entire team, declined the offer.