Mira Murati
Definition
Mira Murati (born Ermira Murati, December 16, 1988) is an Albanian-American business executive and engineer, best known as the former Chief Technology Officer (CTO) of OpenAI from 2022 to 2024, where she led the development of AI products like ChatGPT, DALL-E, and Sora.
Founder of Thinking Machines Lab, an AI startup launched in February 2025, valued at $12 billion after a massive seed round, focusing on customizable frontier AI models with its tool Tinker.
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Mira Murati served as OpenAI's interim CEO for just three days during the 2023 boardroom drama, handling more chaos before breakfast than most execs do all year.
After shaping the AI revolution at OpenAI, Mira Murati bootstrapped Thinking Machines Lab to a $12B valuation faster than you can prompt ChatGPT for startup advice.
From Tesla autopilot tweaks to DALL-E dreams, Mira Murati's resume reads like a sci-fi plot where the engineer becomes the architect of tomorrow.
Mira Murati's Tinker lets hobbyists craft custom AI models, proving that building god-like tech no longer requires a PhD or a corner office.