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Google Gemini co-lead Noam Shazeer leaves for OpenAI
Google's vice president of engineering and a co-leader of its Gemini AI models announced Wednesday he is leaving the company to join OpenAI.
TL;DR
- Noam Shazeer, Google's VP of Engineering and Gemini AI co-lead, is joining OpenAI.
- Shazeer had returned to Google less than two years ago after co-founding AI startup Character.AI.
- His departure underscores the competitive battle for AI talent in the tech industry.
- The move occurs shortly after Google announced new AI products and OpenAI filed for an IPO.