2026-11-07 · AI Models
Thinking Machines debuts Inkling 2 Small amid reported $5B fundraising push
Thinking Machines' AI model Inkling 2 Small swears during its internal reasoning, 316 times across 2,655 benchmark runs, according to an analysis by Vals AI. The profanity typically shows up late in long runs that fail anyway. But it doesn't work as a warning signal: 96 percent of failed runs contained no cursing at al
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