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Thinking Machines' Inkling: A New American AI Model Designed to Be Customized
ByteByteGo·August 18, 2026
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Summary
Walks through the design choices behind Inkling, a new model from Thinking Machines built specifically to be customized by users/developers.
Why this signal
Thinking Machines continues to be an emerging company worth tracking (previously covered their 'Interaction Models' research); customizability-as-a-design-goal is a notable model-strategy trend.
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ByteByteGo · 8/18/2026
The New American AI Model Designed to be Customized