AI Hustle: Make Money from AI and ChatGPT, Midjourney, NVIDIA, Anthropic, OpenAI Inside Thinking Machines Lab: A New Era of AI
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Jul 20, 2025 A recent $2 billion funding round for Thinking Machines Lab has sparked excitement about its potential in multimodal AI. The conversation dives into the implications of this significant investment and the company’s collaborative approach. With a mix of humor and serious insights, they explore the dynamics of AI startups struggling between growth and monetization strategies. Investment opportunities in the AI sector are discussed, highlighting both caution and community engagement as key elements for aspiring investors.
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Mystery Behind Huge Seed Round
- Thinking Machines Lab raised an unprecedented $2 billion seed round despite vague public details.
- The heavy emphasis on "collaboration" hints at a unique AI product facilitating multi-user interaction.
Big Investors Signal Credibility
- NVIDIA and other giants investing signals confidence in Thinking Machines Lab's potential.
- Raising such funds implies they already have an impressive demo or prototype amidst secrecy.
AI Collaboration Tool Speculation
- A probable product could be an AI-backed collaborative tool akin to Slack but powered by intelligent conversation.
- This concept could revolutionize group projects integrating AI in shared interactions.