Thinking Machines Co-Founder Leaves for Meta

A co-founder of Mira Murati’s Thinking Machines Labs is headed to Meta Platforms, the latest high-profile hire by Meta amid a heated frenzy for AI talent.

The Thinking Machines co-founder, Andrew Tulloch, had previously worked at Meta for 13 years before departing in 2023 for OpenAI, where Murati was chief technology officer. He and Murati then left OpenAI and founded Thinking Machines

Stock Bubble Dread Grips Central Bankers in Washington

Global policymakers and finance ministers will gather in Washington for the International Monetary Fund/World Bank fall meetings after a chorus of warnings that a stock bubble focused on artificial intelligence companies might burst before long. Kristalina Georgieva, the fund’s managing director, acknowledged the financial stability risk in a speech on Wednesday that previewed topics for discussion in the coming days.

Ready or not, enterprises are betting on AI

This has been a big week for AI companies signing enterprise deals, with Zendesk unveiling new AI agents that are supposed to be able to resolve 80% of customer service issues, Anthropic and IBM announcing a strategic partnership, and Deloitte also announcing a deal with Anthropic.