https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/star-google-ai-researcher-shazeer-joins-openaiContinuously updated, source-cited coverage. https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/star-google-ai-researcher-shazeer-joins-openaihttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/star-google-ai-researcher-shazeer-joins-openai#u15820Sat, 27 Jun 2026 12:57:24 +0000Transformer co-author Noam Shazeer left Google DeepMind on June 18, 2026, to join OpenAI. Shazeer previously co-led the Gemini project and had been brought back to Google from Character.AI. He now takes a leadership role in AI architecture research.What's confirmed:Noam Shazeer announced he was joining OpenAI on June 18, 2026.Shazeer will serve as the Lead for AI Architecture Research at OpenAI.Google paid $2.7 billion in August 2024 to bring Shazeer back from Character.AI.Shazeer is a co-author of the Transformer research paper.Shazeer previously served as a co-lead for the Gemini models.Stil https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/star-google-ai-researcher-shazeer-joins-openaihttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/star-google-ai-researcher-shazeer-joins-openai#u10552Wed, 24 Jun 2026 00:51:26 +0000Noam Shazeer has left his role as vice president of engineering at Google to join OpenAI. He will lead the development of next-generation AI model architectures. Shazeer is a co-author of the seminal Transformer paper and previously co-led Google's Gemini project.What's confirmed:Noam Shazeer joined OpenAI from Google.Shazeer will lead the development of new AI model architectures at OpenAI.Shazeer co-authored the seminal paper on Transformer architecture.Shazeer served as a vice president of engineering at Google.Shazeer announced his departure via a post on X.Google spent $2.7 billion t https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/star-google-ai-researcher-shazeer-joins-openaihttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/star-google-ai-researcher-shazeer-joins-openai#u5772Sat, 20 Jun 2026 08:51:47 +0000Noam Shazeer has left Alphabet to join OpenAI. Shazeer previously co-led the Gemini AI models at Google. He had returned to the company from Character.AI less than two years ago.What's confirmed:Noam Shazeer is joining OpenAI.Shazeer co-led the Gemini AI models at Google.Shazeer is a co-founder of Character AI.Still unconfirmed:Jim Cramer described Shazeer's move as a coup. https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/star-google-ai-researcher-shazeer-joins-openaihttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/star-google-ai-researcher-shazeer-joins-openai#u3628Thu, 18 Jun 2026 19:02:54 +0000Google AI researcher Noam Shazeer has joined OpenAI. Shazeer was a key figure for the Gemini AI models. This move occurs as OpenAI prepares for an IPO.What's confirmed:Noam Shazeer left Google to join OpenAI.Shazeer was a key figure behind Google's Gemini AI.Still unconfirmed:Google had a $2.7 billion deal related to Shazeer.Sam Altman expressed excitement over Shazeer joining the company.OpenAI is preparing for an IPO. https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/star-google-ai-researcher-shazeer-joins-openaihttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/star-google-ai-researcher-shazeer-joins-openai#u3166Thu, 18 Jun 2026 09:47:37 +0000Noam Shazeer has left Google to join OpenAI. Shazeer previously served as a co-lead for Google's Gemini AI models and founded Character.AI. He announced the move on June 17.What's confirmed:Noam Shazeer is leaving Google to join OpenAI.Shazeer was a co-lead for Google's Gemini AI models.Shazeer is a founder of Character.AI.Shazeer co-authored the 2017 transformer paper Attention Is All You Need.Shazeer announced his move on June 17.Still unconfirmed:OpenAI is IPO-bound.Google spent over 2 billion to rehire Shazeer months before this move.Shazeer is a vice president of engineering at