Neil Chowdhury joins Thinking Machines to work on safety and alignment
saurabh_shah2 · x · 2026-09-15
Neil Chowdhury announced he has joined Thinking Machines to work on safety and alignment. His core argument: as AI becomes more powerful, control over it will by default concentrate in the hands of a few, so he'd rather build safety systems that distribute control over AI widely. He promised to share longer thoughts soon — another notable talent move from frontier labs to the Mira Murati startup.
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