Thinking Machines Lab

Thinking Machines Lab is the model lab named in 171: 【AI季报 26Q2】从 coding 到 RSI，强者愈强的未来？ through its release of Interaction Model. The source says the model is a 276B-parameter MoE with 12B active parameters, trained from scratch for real-time multimodal interaction.

In the episode, Thinking Machines Lab matters because it pushes Voice Interaction beyond turn-taking chat. The company is used as the contrast to “walkie-talkie” voice assistants: the source argues that AI interaction may need to listen, speak, see action, and be interrupted like a phone call rather than a text chat with audio attached.

Connections

• Interaction Model — model/product attributed to Thinking Machines Lab in the source.
• Voice Interaction — interaction category it extends.
• OpenAI — comparison point through OpenAI real-time voice products.
• AI Commercialization Pressure — model labs still need product surfaces where capability becomes user value.