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Good morning 🌥️ In one of the largest seed rounds in history, Thinking Machines Lab (TLM), a generative AI startup founded by OpenAI’s former Chief Technology Officer, recently closed a $2 billion seed round. This might not be surprising in a tech industry clamoring for AI clout, except that TLM’s pitch deck essentially reads: “Trust me, bro!” Think of this the next time you try to raise peanuts to start your tomato-selling business.

—Gloria Mbabazi, Shem Opolot

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