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John Schulman (Thinking Machines) says the company began "a year and a half ago"…

Brief

John Schulman and Thinking Machines (post dated 2026-07-10) say they launched about a year and a half ago to enable model customization and researcher access. In response to "massive progress in agents" they debated and updated their stance, publishing a blog that frames their mission as building AI organizations and tools people can shape—AI that extends human will and judgment.

Why it matters

John Schulman (Thinking Machines) says the company began "a year and a half ago" (post dated 2026-07-10) to give people much more ability to customize models and perform research on them.

Key details

  • They prioritize building AI that extends human will and judgment rather than autonomous systems, focusing on tools to make humans and AIs work together.
  • After noting "massive progress in agents," the team revisited and documented their beliefs and mission, publishing a blog and the slogan "The Future Worth Building Is Human."
Source evidence

We started Thinking Machines a year and a half ago with a couple of instincts: that people should have much more ability to customize models and do research on them, and that even as AI becomes more autonomous, there's a lot more to build to make humans and AIs work well together.

A lot has happened since then, especially the massive progress in agents, so we wanted to revisit those instincts in light of everything we've learned, argue about them, and write down what we actually believe now.

This is where we landed after a lot of debate. I'm happy with it!

Thinking Machines (@thinkymachines)

We're building AI that people and organizations can shape and make their own. AI should extend our will and judgment instead of neglecting it; enabling that is the technical challenge we are working to solve.
thinkingmachines.ai/blog/the…

Link

The Future Worth Building Is Human

AI built for autonomy crowds people out, making us passive observers of what’s coming. We’re building toward a different future.
thinkingmachines.ai

— https://nitter.net/thinkymachines/status/2075616463906537743#m