Barret Zoph, cofounder of Thinking Machines Lab, has been appointed Vice President of Research at Google DeepMind after previously holding the same role at OpenAI.
Barret Zoph has returned to Google after 4 years
Aug 27, 2026
10:44 am
What's the storyBarret Zoph, the co-founder of artificial intelligence start-up Thinking Machines Lab, is set to join Google DeepMind as its Vice President of Research.
The announcement was made by Zoph himself. His move comes amid a series of changes at DeepMind, including the recent stepping aside of DeepMind CEO Dennis Hassabis.
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Barret Zoph, who also co-founded Thinking Machines Lab and held roles at OpenAI, is returning to Google to lead research
He rejoined the company in January after a stint as co-founder of Mira Murati’s competitor, Thinking Machines Lab.
