Thinking Machines Lab has secured a record-breaking $2 billion seed round, the largest ever documented in the Crunchbase dataset. The San Francisco-based startup, founded by former OpenAI CTO and a team of AI experts, achieved this monumental funding at a $10 billion valuation. Previous large seed rounds in the U.S. have ranged from $200 million to $450 million, with notable examples including Miami’s digital collectibles company and a developer of AI-enabled labs, both raising $200 million in recent years. Notably, the scale of this seed funding round has not surprised investors, primarily due to the impressive pedigree of its founders. The company aims to enhance the understanding and versatility of AI systems, striving to develop systems that work collaboratively with humans. This ambitious undercurrent further underscores the significance of this funding round and the potential impact of the innovations that may follow.

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