Mira Murati’s startup, Thinking Machines, has released Inkling, an open-weights model that intentionally prioritizes efficiency and honesty over raw intelligence. By introducing a 'thinking effort' dial and training the model to admit uncertainty, they are positioning themselves as the go-to platform for specialized, cost-effective agentic workflows rather than competing with frontier models.

Topics: AI, Thinking Machines, LLMs, Open Source, Agentic AI

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What are the key takeaways from “This $12 billion startup finally shipped something...” on Fireship?

Insights from the Fireship episode “This $12 billion startup finally shipped something...”, published July 20, 2026.

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Mira Murati’s startup, Thinking Machines, has released Inkling, an open-weights model that intentionally prioritizes efficiency and honesty over raw intelligence. By introducing a 'thinking effort' dial and training the model to admit uncertainty, they are positioning themselves as the go-to platform for specialized, cost-effective agentic workflows rather than competing with frontier models.

Topics: AI, Thinking Machines, LLMs, Open Source, Agentic AI