Google (GOOGL) Co-Lead Noam Shazeer Leaves for OpenAI
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Summarized by AI from the source belowNoam Shazeer, Google's (GOOGL) vice president of engineering and co-lead of the Gemini AI models, announced his departure to join OpenAI. This transition comes shortly after Google introduced new AI products, including the Gemini 3.5 Flash model. Shazeer's exit highlights the competition for AI talent among tech companies, especially following OpenAI's recent confidential IPO filing aimed at the market. Shazeer had previously returned to Google in August 2024 after a stint at the AI startup Character.AI, which he co-founded.
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