The Information is again bringing up Mira Murati’s fundraising efforts -> https://www.theinformation.com/briefings/exclusive-muratis-thinking-machines-aims-raise-5-billion

This AI rumor showing up for the 2nd time in 3 days suggests that either

1. People are not jumping at the $50 billion valuation

Or

1. Thinking Machines Lab feels they can get a higher valuation than $50 billion, and are shopping around

Just my gut instinct.

Every other AI company is just raising and announcing after the raise.

If Thinking Machines Lab are leaking news that ‘they are raising at $50 Billion Valuation’ without confirming, it means they are either shopping around and trying to increase the valuation, or that they don’t yet have a firm commit.

What a world we live in – A company that is 9 months old and has no product yet and has just one API is raising $5 billion at a $50 billion valuation. And it is shopping around. It actually thinks it can get a $55 or $60 Billion valuation.