INTERACTIVITY RESEARCH GRANT PROGRAM TERMS & CONDITIONS

Last revised on May 19, 2026

These Terms & Conditions (these “Terms”) govern your application to and, if selected, participation in the Interactivity Research Grant Program (“Program”) sponsored by Thinking Machines Lab, Inc. (“Company”, “we” or “us”).

Please read these Terms carefully, as they include important information about your legal rights. By submitting an application to or otherwise participating in the Program, you are agreeing to these Terms. If you do not understand or agree to these Terms, please do not apply to or participate in the Program.

For purposes of these Terms, “you” and “your” means you as the applicant or participant in the Program. If you apply to or participate in the Program on behalf of a company, academic institution, research institute, or other entity (“Organization”) then “you” includes you and that Organization, and you represent and warrant that (a) you are an authorized representative of the Organization with the authority to bind the entity to these Terms, (b) you have obtained all consents from your Organization necessary to participate in the Program and (c) you agree to these Terms on the entity’s behalf.

If you are selected to participate in the Program on behalf of an Organization and you and/or that Organization enter into a separate participation or funding agreement with us, then that separate agreement will also apply to your participation in the Program and will supersede and control over any conflicting terms in these Terms.

1. Application

1.1 Application process

To apply for the Program, submit a completed application to [email protected] (or other location we specify). Applications must be submitted by the deadlines we publish for the Program. You agree that all information contained in your Application is accurate and complete.

1.2 Proposal

Your Application will need to include your research proposal to be eligible for review (“Proposal”). Your Proposal may not contain any confidential information of any other person or entity. The Company has no obligation to treat your Application or Proposal as confidential, and you agree that your Proposal may become public. By submitting an Application, you waive any claim that your Proposal is confidential.

1.3 Eligibility

You must be at least 18 years of age or older to apply and participate in the Program. You cannot apply to or participate in the Program if you are: (a) a paid employee of a governmental entity (other than accredited academic institution); (b) an employee, director, officer, or contractor of the Company, or a member of their immediate family or household; (c) listed on any U.S. Government list of prohibited or restricted parties, including the U.S. Treasury Department’s list of Specially Designated Nationals or the U.S. Department of Commerce Denied Person’s List or Entity List; (d) located or organized in any U.S. embargoed countries or any country that has been designated by the U.S. Government as a “terrorist supporting”; (e) owned or controlled by such persons or entities in (c) or (d). By submitting an Application, you agree that you meet these eligibility requirements.

1.4 Acceptance

We will review applications and select participants in our sole discretion. We reserve the right, in our sole discretion, to reject or disqualify any Application for any reason, including late submission or failure to satisfy the eligibility criteria. If selected, we will notify you using the contact information in your Application. To be eligible to continue participating in the Program after selection, you must confirm acceptance by the deadline specified in that notice (each confirmed participant, a “Participant”). We are not responsible for any failure or delay in receiving your response. By confirming your acceptance in the Program, you agree that we may publish or display your name and other details about your participation in the Program on our website, social media channels and marketing materials, without compensation or notification to you.

2. Grants

2.1 Grants

Participants will be eligible to receive a grant of USD $100,000 (“Grant”). To be eligible to receive a Grant payment, you must provide: (a) wire transfer details, (b) meet the eligibility requirements described herein, and (c) provide all other information and documentation requested by us, including an IRS W-9 or similar tax form for tax reporting purposes and other information to verify your eligibility. If you satisfy our payment eligibility requirements, your Grant will be paid to you within 30 days following your valid acceptance in the Program and receipt of the requested wire transfer details and tax information. You may only use the Grant to further your research on your Proposal.

2.2 Taxes

You agree and acknowledge that you have the sole responsibility and liability for all tax returns and payments required to be filed with or made to any tax authority in connection with your participation in the Program, including any Grant you receive, and you should consult a tax advisor. We reserve the right to deduct and withhold from any Grant such amounts as are required to be deducted and withheld under applicable law. Any withheld amounts will be treated as having been paid to the person in respect of whom such deduction and withholding was made.

3. Program research

3.1 Work product

Participants that confirm their acceptance in the Program are expected to diligently conduct the research set forth in their Proposal. We claim no ownership rights in and to any research papers, datasets or other materials developed by a Participant in connection with the Program (“Work Product”); but for clarity, Work Product does not include any components of our Services (as defined below) or any other materials or information we make available to you in connection with the Program (“Company Materials”).

3.2 Published research

To benefit the community, we encourage you to publish your finished Work Product. Any Work Product that you publish or disclose to third parties must be made available under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License or such other open source license approved by us. However, before you publish any Work Product that uses, incorporates or is based on any Company Materials or references us, you must provide us with a copy of such Work Product and agree to not publish it until you receive our written approval.

3.3 License grant

You hereby grant us a perpetual, non-exclusive, sub-licensable, royalty-free, transferable, worldwide, perpetual and irrevocable license to display, reproduce, publish, distribute, create derivative works of, and otherwise use your Work Product for any legal purpose, including to operate, improve, develop, train, fine-tune and provide our technologies, products and services. You agree that your Work Product will not contain material subject to copyright or other proprietary rights, unless you have the necessary permission or are otherwise legally entitled to provide the material.

3.4 No obligation of confidentiality

You agree that the Company has no obligation to treat any Work Product or other information or materials you provide to us in connection with the Program as confidential. You agree that we may, now or in the future, be developing information or materials internally, or receiving information from other parties, that is similar to your Work Product. Nothing in these Terms will prohibit us from developing, marketing, or supporting any concepts, systems, methods, technologies or techniques, even if such items are contemplated by or embodied in your Work Product.

3.5 Access to company services

If you are accepted as a Participant, we may provide you access to certain of our products and services, including our proprietary AI models (“Services”). Your access to and use of our Services will be subject to separate terms and conditions, which we will provide to you in connection therewith. For example, if you use any of our Services that are subject to our Service Terms of Use set forth at https://thinkingmachines.ai/legal/tos/, then your use of those Services will be subject to those Terms of Use.

3.6 Name & logo use

Nothing in these Terms grants you any right to use the Company’s name, logo or trademarks without the Company’s prior written approval. You agree not to imply any relationship or affiliation between us and you. However, you may, with our prior written approval, acknowledge that your Work Product was supported by the Program using language we have approved.

3.7 Ownership of feedback

We welcome feedback, comments and suggestions for improvements to the Program and Services (“Feedback”). You acknowledge and expressly agree that any contribution of Feedback does not and will not give or grant you any right, title or interest in the Services or in any such Feedback. All Feedback becomes the sole and exclusive property of the Company, and the Company may use and disclose Feedback in any manner and for any purpose whatsoever without further notice or compensation to you and without retention by you of any proprietary or other right or claim. You hereby assign to the Company any and all right, title and interest (including, but not limited to, any patent, copyright, trade secret, trademark, show-how, know-how, moral rights and any and all other intellectual property right) that you may have in and to any and all Feedback.

4. Location of our privacy notice

4.1 Privacy notice

Our Privacy Notice describes how we handle the information you provide to us in connection with the Program, including when you submit an Application and use the Services. For an explanation of our privacy practices, please visit our Privacy Notice located at https://thinkingmachines.ai/legal/privacy/.

5. Limitations of liability and indemnification

5.1 Limitations of liability

TO THE EXTENT NOT PROHIBITED BY LAW, YOU AGREE THAT IN NO EVENT WILL THE COMPANY ENTITIES BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES, LOSS OF USE, DATA OR PROFITS, BUSINESS INTERRUPTION OR ANY OTHER DAMAGES OR LOSSES, ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO YOUR USE OR INABILITY TO USE THE SERVICES), HOWEVER CAUSED AND UNDER ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER UNDER THESE TERMS OR OTHERWISE ARISING IN ANY WAY IN CONNECTION WITH THE SERVICES OR THESE TERMS AND WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) EVEN IF THE COMPANY ENTITIES HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE. THE COMPANY ENTITIES’ TOTAL LIABILITY TO YOU FOR ANY DAMAGES FINALLY AWARDED SHALL NOT EXCEED ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($100.00). THE FOREGOING LIMITATIONS WILL APPLY EVEN IF THE ABOVE STATED REMEDY FAILS OF ITS ESSENTIAL PURPOSE.

5.2 Indemnification

By entering into these Terms and accessing or using the Services, you agree that you shall defend, indemnify and hold the Company and its affiliates harmless from and against any and all claims, costs, damages, losses, liabilities and expenses (including attorneys’ fees and costs) incurred by the Company arising out of or in connection with: (a) your violation or breach of any term of these Terms or any applicable law or regulation; (b) your violation of any rights of any third party; (c) Work Product, or (d) your negligence or wilful misconduct. If you are obligated to indemnify the Company hereunder, then you agree that Company will have the right, in its sole discretion, to control any action or proceeding and to determine whether Company wishes to settle, and if so, on what terms, and you agree to fully cooperate with Company in the defense or settlement of such claim.

6. Additional provisions

6.1 Governing law & dispute resolution

These Terms will be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of California, without giving effect to any principles of conflicts of laws. Any dispute arising out of, in connection with, or under these Terms or its subject matter will be resolved by confidential binding arbitration, under the commercial rules of the Judicial Arbitration and Mediation Service (“JAMS”), with one (1) arbitrator mutually agreed upon by the parties. If the parties are unable to agree upon an arbitrator, JAMS will appoint the arbitrator in accordance with its rules. The arbitration will be conducted in San Francisco, California, unless you and Company agree otherwise. Disputes must be brought on an individual basis only; class arbitrations, class actions, private attorney general actions, and consolidation with other arbitrations are not allowed. If for any reason a dispute proceeds in court rather than through arbitration, each party knowingly and irrevocably waives any right to trial by jury in any action, proceeding, or counterclaim, and agrees that such claims will be brought exclusively in the federal and state courts of San Francisco, California.

6.2 Updating these terms

We may update these Terms at any time in which case we will update the “Last Revised” date at the top of these Terms. Your continued participation in the Program after the modifications have become effective will be deemed your acceptance of the modified Terms. If we make changes that are material, we will use reasonable efforts to attempt to notify you, such as by e-mail and/or by placing a prominent notice on the Program website. The updated Terms will be effective as of the time of posting, or such later date as may be specified in the updated Terms. No amendment shall apply to a dispute for which an arbitration has been initiated prior to the change in Terms.

6.3 Termination

If you breach any of the provisions of these Terms, the Company may terminate your participation in the Program. All sections which by their nature should survive the termination of these Terms shall continue in full force and effect subsequent to and notwithstanding any termination of these Terms by the Company or you. Termination will not limit any of the Company’s other rights or remedies at law or in equity.

6.4 Injunctive relief

You agree that a breach of these Terms will cause irreparable injury to the Company for which monetary damages would not be an adequate remedy and the Company shall be entitled to equitable relief in addition to any remedies it may have hereunder or at law without a bond, other security or proof of damages.

6.5 Relationship of the parties

You agree that no confidential, fiduciary, agency, partnership, joint venture, or other relationship is established by your submission of an Application or participation in the Program. You agree that your Application to, and participation in, the Program will not create an employment relationship with the Company nor any expectation of future employment with the Company.

6.6 Miscellaneous

These Terms constitute the entire agreement between the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof, and supersedes all other agreements and understandings, both written and oral, between the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof. If any provision of these Terms shall be unlawful, void or for any reason unenforceable, then that provision shall be deemed severable from these Terms and shall not affect the validity and enforceability of any remaining provisions. These Terms and the licenses granted hereunder may be assigned by the Company but may not be assigned by you without the prior express written consent of the Company. No waiver by either party of any breach or default hereunder shall be deemed to be a waiver of any preceding or subsequent breach or default. The section headings used herein are for reference only and shall not be read to have any legal effect.

6.7 How to contact us

You may contact us regarding the Program, Services, or these Terms by e-mail at [email protected].