Mira Murati
Mentioned in 27 analyzed podcast episodes across 10 shows
Former Chief Technology Officer at OpenAI who departed to found Thinking Machines, a company now competing directly with her previous employer. She was involved in confrontations with departing OpenAI co-founders regarding competing offers, making her a notable figure in the recent leadership upheaval at the AI research company. Her transition from OpenAI executive to founder of a competing venture has generated significant podcast discussion around AI industry dynamics and corporate competition.
Appears On
Episode Appearances
The AI Daily Brief: Artificial Intelligence News and Analysis · Aug 4, 2026
Why AI Washing Won’t Work Much Longer
“Former OpenAI CTO whose spinoff introduced Tynker, a fine-tuning product for open-weight model customization.”
The AI Daily Brief: Artificial Intelligence News and Analysis · Jul 28, 2026
Big Tech Unites for Open Source AI—and Against Anthropic
“Former OpenAI CTO whose lab is now at the center of enterprise AI fine-tuning despite early investor skepticism.”
All-In with Chamath, Jason, Sacks & Friedberg · Jul 24, 2026
The Fight Over Open Source AI, Anthropic's $1.5B Payout, NYC Socialists: Evictions = Violence?
“Her new company's best US open-source model was built by distilling Chinese model Kimi K2.5.”
TBPN · Jul 21, 2026
U.S. AI Execs Warn as China’s AI Push Grows, Substack Adds AI Detection Tool | Diet TBPN
“Led Thinking Machines Lab's release of its first open-weight AI model.”
TBPN · Jul 21, 2026
China's AI Push Sounds Alarms, Airplane Seat Debate, Chris Best Joins | Ferdinand Dabitz, Kaiwei Tang, Steven Schwartz, Katie Roof, Zavain Dar, Chad Edwards
“Her new lab released its first open-weight AI model, entering the open-source frontier.”
All-In with Chamath, Jason, Sacks & Friedberg · Jul 18, 2026
Can the AI Industry Regulate Itself? Stripe Wants PayPal, China Catches Up, NY Bans Datacenters
“Launched Inkling, an open fine-tuning platform positioned as a cheaper alternative to frontier models.”
TBPN · Jul 16, 2026
Thinking Machines’ First AI Model, California Loses $3.2B to Texas, TSMC Adds $100B | Diet TBPN
“Former OpenAI CTO who founded Thinking Machines Lab and released the open-weight Inkling model.”
The AI Daily Brief: Artificial Intelligence News and Analysis · Jul 16, 2026
The New Enterprise Battle Over Who Owns the Model
“Former OpenAI CTO who founded TML, which released its first LLM Inkling alongside the Tynker fine-tuning platform.”
TBPN · Jul 16, 2026
TML Inkling, California Forever?, TSMC Capex | David Baszucki, Everett Randle, Eric Glyman, Jordan Black
“Former OpenAI CTO who released 'Inkling,' an open-weight AI model designed for fine-tuning and customization.”
ThursdAI - The top AI news from the past week · May 15, 2026
📅 ThursdAI - May 14 - I’m Back! + Agents get /goals, Meta gets Voice AI, Krea 2 w/ Vic, Codex Mobile & why we all quit OpenClaw
“Former OpenAI CTO; founded TML; announced 276B parameter interaction models with full-duplex capabilities”
Tech News Weekly (Audio) · May 14, 2026
TNW 437: What To Expect at Google I/O - The Preamble to Google I/O 2026
“Testified about need to fire Altman; described him as untrustworthy”
All TWiT.tv Shows (Audio) · May 14, 2026
Tech News Weekly 437: What To Expect at Google I/O
“Testified that Altman needed to be fired due to untrustworthiness”
Big Technology Podcast · May 13, 2026
Does Anyone Want AI Wearables? + The Allure of AI Love — With Joanna Stern
“Referenced as coincidental name match when ChatGPT generated AI girlfriend character named Mira”
The Daily AI · May 8, 2026
Anthropic Aiming for $1 Trillion Valuation
“Exchanged 78 text messages with Sam Altman during his ousting; now runs her own AI lab”
The AI Podcast · May 8, 2026
Anthropic Aiming for $1 Trillion Valuation
“Became interim CEO after Altman's ousting; exchanged 78 texts with Altman about governance concerns and reinstatement; later left to start own lab”
Pivot · May 8, 2026
OpenAI Trial "Soap Opera," ChatGPT's Stock Picks, and Remembering Ted Turner
“Testified she couldn't trust Sam Altman; accused him of creating chaos; had undisclosed children with Musk”
Daily Tech News Show · Apr 3, 2026
Sony Acquires Cinemersive Labs to Level Up PS5 Pro Rendering - DTNS 5240
“OpenAI CTO mentioned in context of company's strategic direction and product focus”
Last Week in AI · Jan 28, 2026
#232 - ChatGPT Ads, Thinking Machines Drama, STEM
“Former OpenAI CTO; founded Thinking Machines; confronted departing co-founders about competing offers”
TBPN · Jan 22, 2026
Kling AI reaches 12M MAU, China's aging tech worker crisis, drama at ThinkingMachine, TBPN x CAA | Diet TBPN
TBPN · Jan 21, 2026
Kling Crosses 12M, China’s Aging Tech Problem, Thinking Machine Turmoil | Rich Greenfield, Jan Sramek, George Lewin, Ara Kharazian
Better Offline · Jan 16, 2026
Monologue: The Year Ahead
TBPN · Jan 16, 2026
Big Tech turns to mining, Thinking Machines loses top executives, NYC Sauna Wars heat up | Diet TBPN
The AI Daily Brief: Artificial Intelligence News and Analysis · Jan 15, 2026
AI's Battle for Your Context
The a16z Show · Jan 7, 2026
Marc Andreessen's 2026 Outlook: AI Timelines, US vs. China, and The Price of AI
Hard Fork · Dec 19, 2025
Why Roomba Died + Tech Predictions for 2026 + A Hard Forkin’ Xmas Song
“Mentioned as remote possibility to lead Apple if company acquires her AI startup”
All-In with Chamath, Jason, Sacks & Friedberg · Dec 6, 2025
OpenAI's Code Red, Sacks vs New York Times, New Poverty Line?
“Former OpenAI executive now working on thinking machines; competing against OpenAI”
The Artificial Intelligence Show · Oct 7, 2025