Her AI startup has few employees, no products, and is raising $2 billion. Here's how Mira Murati is doing it.

Mira Murati being interviewed onstage during a conference in San Francisco

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• Former OpenAI CTO Mira Murati is raising $2 billion for her AI startup, Thinking Machines Lab.
• The startup's high valuation may be driven by venture capital's "Power Law" strategy.
• Big Tech acquisitions also offer a potential safety net for VC investors if startups struggle.

Business Insider reporter Ben Bergman broke the news this week that Mira...