The Shift to LLM Fine-Tuning with Thinking Machines

Devendra Chaplot, Member of Technical Staff at Thinking Machines, closes out Day 1 with an in-depth look at Tinker, the powerful system driving innovation in AI and machine learning development. In this session, Devendra walks through the story of how Tinker was built—from its initial concept and design principles to the technical architecture that makes it scalable, efficient, and developer-friendly. He highlights the platform’s key capabilities, showcases real-world use cases, and demonstrates how Tinker empowers teams to build, experiment, and deploy AI systems faster than ever before.