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Stephen Roller
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Stephen Roller

Stephen Roller

Member of Technical Staff, Thinking Machines Lab· 2025 – present · 1 yr

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Stephen Roller's Career

Thinking Machines Lab

Thinking Machines Lab

Seed$2BSan Francisco, CA, US
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Alexander KirillovAlexander KirillovMember of Technical Staff, Multimodality
Jonathan LachmanJonathan LachmanFounding Head of Operations
Alec RadfordAlec RadfordAdviser

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