Thinking Machines Releases Mission Statement
jonlachman · x · 2026-07-11
Thinking Machines has released its mission statement, emphasizing that their goal is to scale human will and judgment, rather than replace humans.
The post summarized several key arguments:
- The Tacit Knowledge Problem: Productive knowledge is often localized, ephemeral, and proprietary; a single AI alignment standard could face failures similar to central planning.
- The "Curse of Intelligence": When a force no longer requires human input, it loses the incentive to care about humanity.
- Decentralized Alignment: Human values and voices shouldn't be dictated by a select few, as this leads to a dangerous concentration of power.
The original post also noted that labs are currently training next-generation flagship models using previous-generation models, a loop that will eventually result in everyone getting an AI with the exact same "personality."
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