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Thinking Machines wants to build an AI that actually listens while it talks
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May 12, 2026 · 17s listen
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Right now, every AI model you've ever used works the same way. You talk, it listens. It responds, you listen. Thinking Machines is trying to change that by building a model that processes your input and generates a response at the same time, so it's more like a phone call than a text chain.
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