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What Thinking Machines’ Inkling Is Really Like, Part I

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I’ve always wanted to review AI models as an art critic. Here’s my first try.

A first look at Thinking Machines Lab’s new open-weights model. Original post was written on X. An inkling is the first glimmer of an idea: not yet fully formed, but distinct enough to suggest what it may become. @thinkymachines‘s first open-weights model feels aptly named. For some time, I’ve wanted to write about AI models as an art critic might write about a new body of work—not like “here are the benchmark scores” style, but by examining voice, temperament, form and the subtle design decisions that make one model feel different from another. This is an early review, written partly…

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