Mira Murati's Thinking Machines Wants an AI That Listens While It Talks
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| TUESDAY, MAY 12, 2026 · VOL. 1, NO. 46 · 11 STORIES |
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Mira Murati's Thinking Machines Wants an AI That Actually Listens While It Talks
The former OpenAI CTO's lab unveiled "interaction models" that take input and generate output simultaneously, rather than waiting for the user to finish. The argument: real conversation isn't turn-based, and chat UX got the social physics wrong from the start. |
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