Google Gemini co-lead and VP of engineering, Noam Shazeer, announced his departure to join OpenAI, sharing his excitement about collaborating with their exceptional team.
Shazeer's exit comes less than 2 years after rejoining Google
Jun 18, 2026
10:41 am
What's the storyNoam Shazeer, Google's VP of engineering and co-lead of its Gemini AI models, has announced his decision to leave the tech giant.
He will be joining OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT.
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