AI Startup TML From Ex-OpenAI Exec Mira Murati Pays $500,000 | Entrepreneur
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Thinking Machines Lab, a $10 billion AI startup founded by Mira Murati, pays up to $500,000 in salary to attract technical talent, according to federal data. Three technical staffers received $450,000 each, while one was compensated at $500,000. Comparative salaries at OpenAI averaged $292,115 and Anthropic $387,500. TML has not launched public products but raised $2 billion in seed funding. The startup aims to improve AI systems. The high pay reflects Silicon Valley's competition for AI talent amid attempts by companies like Meta to recruit top AI researchers with generous offers.
Thinking Machines Lab, founded by former OpenAI CTO Mira Murati, offers salaries up to $500,000 to attract technical talent, highlighting competitive compensation in Silicon Valley's AI sector.
Federal filings reveal TML's high salaries for H-1B hires, including $450,000 for three staff members and $500,000 for one, surpassing compensation at OpenAI and Anthropic.
Despite high salaries, TML has not yet launched public products but successfully raised $2 billion at a $10 billion valuation to enhance AI system capabilities.
The escalating salaries in AI reflect ongoing competition for talent, as demonstrated by Meta's attempts to recruit OpenAI researchers with substantial signing bonuses.
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