Nvidia backs Thinking Machines Lab in multiyear strategic partnership
The move highlights Nvidia's growing influence in the AI startup ecosystem.
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Add us on Google by Vivian Nguyen Mar. 10, 2026Thinking Machines Lab, led by former OpenAI CTO Mira Murati, has secured a major investment and multiyear partnership with Nvidia, according to a Tuesday announcement.
The deal includes deploying at least one gigawatt of Vera Rubin systems, designing AI training infrastructure, and expanding access to frontier models for enterprises and researchers.
Discussing the move, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said that AI represents humanity’s most powerful instrument for uncovering knowledge and that Thinking Machines has built an exceptional team to advance AI.
“We are thrilled to partner with Thinking Machines to realize their exciting vision for the future of AI,” he stated.
According to Thinking Machines CEO Mira Murati, Nvidia’s technology serves as the foundation of the AI ecosystem. She noted that collaborating with Nvidia boosts their capacity to create AI solutions that are accessible and impactful for people.
Founded in early 2025, Thinking Machines is an AI research and product company dedicated to making advanced AI accessible, customizable, and beneficial to all.
The team, composed of creators of widely used AI tools like ChatGPT and PyTorch, emphasizes collaboration with the global research community, real-world testing, and open sharing of methods, models, and data.
Their new long-term, gigawatt-scale partnership with Nvidia is expected to fuel ambitious research, multimodal AI development, and safer, more adaptable AI systems that will create genuine value for society.
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