Thinking Machines Lab is an artificial intelligence research and product company focused on making AI more widely understood, customizable, and useful. The company aims to give people access to the knowledge and tools needed to adapt AI to their needs and goals. Its work emphasizes collaboration between people and AI, flexible and personalized systems, and advanced multimodal capabilities. The lab develops models targeting frontier performance in areas such as science and programming, alongside infrastructure designed to support reliable, efficient research and development.

Thinking Machines Lab combines research with product development, using real-world deployment to learn and improve. Its approach to AI safety includes preventing misuse while preserving user freedom, sharing safety practices, and supporting external alignment research with resources such as code, datasets, and model specifications. The company also plans to share technical blog posts, papers, and code with the wider research community. Its offerings include Inkling, described as open-weights models, and Tinker, presented as an interaction product.