# Thinking Machines debuts Inkling 2 Small amid reported $5B fundraising push > Source: > Published: 2026-11-06 21:27:42+00:00 # Thinking Machines debuts Inkling 2 Small amid reported $5B fundraising push [SiliconANGLE](https://siliconangle.com) Thinking Machines Labs Inc. has released a new [large language model](https://www.machinebrief.com/glossary/large-language-model) that can automate [artificial intelligence](https://www.machinebrief.com/glossary/artificial-intelligence) [training](https://www.machinebrief.com/glossary/training) tasks. The algorithm, Inkling 2 Small, made its debut late Thursday. Around the same time, Business Insider reported that Thinking Machine is in the process of raising a $5 billion funding round led by Accel. The company, which […] The post [Thinking Machines debuts Inkling 2 Small amid reported $5B fundraising push](https://siliconangle.com/2026/11/06/thinking-machines-debuts-inkling-2-small-amid-reported-5b-fundraising-push/) appeared first on [SiliconANGLE](https://siliconangle.com). Get AI news in your inbox Daily digest of what matters in AI. ## Key Terms Explained [Artificial Intelligence](https://www.machinebrief.com/glossary/artificial-intelligence) The science of creating machines that can perform tasks requiring human-like intelligence — reasoning, learning, perception, language understanding, and decision-making. [Language Model](https://www.machinebrief.com/glossary/language-model) An AI model that understands and generates human language. [Large Language Model](https://www.machinebrief.com/glossary/large-language-model) An AI model with billions of parameters trained on massive text datasets. [Training](https://www.machinebrief.com/glossary/training) The process of teaching an AI model by exposing it to data and adjusting its parameters to minimize errors.