BREAKING
Noam Shazeer Leaves Google for OpenAI
Shazeer's Career Path
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2017 Transformer paper
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~2021 founds Character.AI
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2024 rehired by Google
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June 2026 joins OpenAI
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2024 rehire package
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time before exit
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Transformer paper
A Blow for Gemini, Win for OpenAI
Google
loss
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Loses Gemini co-lead
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VP of Engineering departs
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Retention questioned
OpenAI
gain
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Secures Transformer pioneer
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Altman welcomes the move
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Lands amid IPO prep
Role at OpenAI Not Yet Announced
Talent War Intensifies
AI NEWS BLITZ
Transformer co-author and Gemini co-lead Noam Shazeer is leaving Google to join OpenAI.