Thinking Machines, founded by former OpenAI CTO Mira Murati, is showcasing its latest AI innovation: 'interaction models' designed to respond to users in real time, enhancing human-AI collaboration.
Real-Time AI Interaction
The 'interaction models' aim to allow users to collaborate with AI in a way similar to human interaction. According to Thinking Machines, these models continuously process audio, video, and text, enabling them to think, respond, and act in real time.
Today's models experience reality in a single thread. Until the user finishes typing or speaking, the model waits with no perception of what the user is doing or how the user is doing it. Until the model finishes generating, its perception freezes, receiving no new information until it finishes or is interrupted. This creates a narrow channel for human-AI collaboration that limits how much of a person’s knowledge, intent, and judgement can reach the model, and how much of the model’s work can be understood. Picture trying to resolve a crucial disagreement over email rather than in person. At Thinking Machines, we believe we can solve this bandwidth bottleneck by making AI interactive in real time across any modality. This enables AI interfaces to meet humans where they are, rather than forcing humans to contort themselves to AI interfaces.
Examples of Interaction Models
Several examples of these interaction models in action include listening for mentions of animals in a story, translating speech in real time, and notifying someone when they are slouching.
Current and Future Plans
While the interaction models are not yet publicly available, Thinking Machines plans a 'limited research preview' in the coming months, with a broader release slated for later this year. The company was founded by Murati in February 2025, after her departure from OpenAI.
Despite some challenges, including key personnel leaving for companies like Meta and even returning to OpenAI, Thinking Machines continues to push forward with its ambitious projects.
Further details and insights into these models can be found on the Thinking Machines website.
Source: https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/928309/mira-murati-thinking-machines-ai-interaction-model
