Mira Murati's First AI Model Is Built on China's Blueprint... Wild

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Mira Murati’s Thinking Machines just released its first AI model, Inkling. It is fully open, handles text, images and audio, and uses ideas from DeepSeek plus training data generated by China’s Kimi, raising uncomfortable questions about who is really leading the global AI race. Get the free 7-agent guide here: https://go.aiskool.io/7agents 📩 Brand Deals & Partnerships: collabs@nouralabs.com ✉️ General Inquiries: airevolutionofficial@gmail.com 📌 What You’ll See: Thinking Machines officially introduces Inkling, its first open-weight multimodal AI model built for customization SOURCE: https://thinkingmachines.ai/news/introducing-inkling/ The Financial Times reveals that Inkling draws from China’s DeepSeek architecture and Moonshot AI’s Kimi SOURCE: https://www.ft.com/content/ef486929-d2c2-480b-8b00-9cb98bda6acf Reuters explains how Inkling aims to become a Western alternative to the Chinese open models dominating the market SOURCE: https://www.reuters.com/business/ai-startup-thinking-machines-launches-an-open-weight-ai-model-2026-07-15/ WIRED explores how Inkling can understand text, images, audio and video while even helping improve itself SOURCE: https://www.wired.com/story/thinking-machines-lab-releases-its-first-model-inkling/ Axios explains why Thinking Machines is prioritizing customizable AI over winning every major benchmark SOURCE: https://www.axios.com/2026/07/15/mira-murati-thinking-machines-open-weight-model-inkling TechCrunch examines Thinking Machines’ plan to challenge one-size-fits-all AI using Inkling and its Tinker platform SOURCE: https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/15/thinking-machines-amps-up-its-bet-against-one-size-fits-all-ai-with-its-first-open-model-inkling/ 🚨 Why It Matters Mira Murati left OpenAI, raised billions and built her first model using a blueprint influenced by Chinese AI. Inkling may trail the strongest models, but its openness, efficiency and customization strategy could reshape how businesses build and control their own AI. #ai #miramurati #thinkingmachines

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