Murati’s AI Startup Thinking Machines Taps Its First Legal Head

Thinking Machines Lab Inc., an artificial intelligence startup created by former top OpenAI executive Mira Murati, has hired Scale AI Inc.’s former general counsel as its first legal leader.

Lauren Escher Lennon announced this week via LinkedIn that she started in January at Thinking Machines, where she is also corporate secretary. Thinking Machines has been in talks for a new round of funding that could see it valued at more than $50 billion, which would make the San Francisco-based company one of the most valuable AI startups. Thinking Machines already raised $2 billion in financing last summer, giving it ...