BusinessThe Decoder· Jun 18, 2026
Noam Shazeer Joins OpenAI After Returning to Google in 2024
Noam Shazeer, co-author of the Attention Is All You Need paper and former co-lead of Google's Gemini models, is moving to OpenAI. He had rejoined Google only last year as part of its $2.7 billion Character.AI deal. The shift follows another high-profile AI researcher move and signals ongoing talent competition among leading labs.
Key points
- →Noam Shazeer leaves Google for OpenAI
- →He previously co-led Gemini after returning via Character.AI acquisition
- →Move marks second major AI hiring change this year after Karpathy to Anthropic
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