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Interaction models move beyond turn-based AI interfaces by handling multimodal, real-time collaboration natively across audio, video, and text.

How LoRA matches full training performance more broadly than expected.

A geometric framework for co-designing neural net optimizers with manifold constraints.

Connectionism: Research Blog by Thinking Machines Lab

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Reflection AI releases Beam, its first model, positioning it as a Western alternative to Chinese open-source AI. CEO Misha Laskin says Beam is particularly strong at coding and agentic tasks and needs three to four times less computing power to reason through problems than comparable open models. Its capabilities are comparable to Z.ai’s GLM-5.2 and approach Alibaba’s Qwen 3.8-Max. The New York-based startup targets organizations seeking sovereign AI and has investments from Nvidia, Sequoia, and Citigroup.

Oct 2026 · SemaforNews article

OpenAI has asked members of Congress for guidance on whether coordinating an industry-wide slowdown in frontier AI development would be legal. People close to the company say substantive safety coordination among AI labs could run afoul of antitrust law, posing a significant obstacle to getting major tech companies on board.

Sep 2026 · WiredNews article

AI researcher Andrew Tulloch is leaving Meta, according to a person briefed on the matter. He has delayed his departure until Meta successfully launches its new family of open-source AI models and its AI assistant, Muse, announced Tuesday. Tulloch joined Meta from Thinking Machine Labs and drew attention as one of the tech industry’s highest-paid employees.

Sep 2026 · SemaforNews article

Thinking Machines is reportedly discussing a $1 billion funding round at a valuation of at least $40 billion, with existing investor Accel in talks to lead it. The company’s annual revenue run rate exceeds $100 million, and its Inkling model generates usage-based compute revenue through the Tinker platform. Its previous $2 billion round valued it at $12 billion; several co-founders have since left, including Lilian Weng and Luke Metz.

Sep 2026 · TechCrunchNews article