The launch represents the first commercial product from Thinking Machines, which raised a record-breaking $2 billion in seed funding at a $12 billion valuation. In 2016, she joined Leap Motion, an augmented-reality startup, as vice president of product and engineering. The OpenAI yearsMurati joined OpenAI in June 2018, as vice president of applied AI and partnerships, during a pivotal period for the organization. At a speaking engagement at Dartmouth’s Thayer School of Engineering, Murati made comments about AI’s impact on creative jobs that sparked significant backlash. This resistance speaks to both Murati’s leadership and the team’s belief in Thinking Machines Lab’s mission.