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Google Gemini co-lead Noam Shazeer leaves for OpenAI

CNBC · Jun 18, 2026, 3:21 AM · Also reported by 4 other sources

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  • Google's vice president of engineering and a co-lead of its Gemini AI models Noam Shazeer announced Wednesday that he was leaving the company to join Open AI.
  • "I'm excited to share that I'll be joining Open AI and look forward to working with the exceptional team there," Shazeer said in a post on X.

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Google's vice president of engineering and a co-lead of its Gemini AI models Noam Shazeer announced Wednesday that he was leaving the company to join Open AI.

"I'm excited to share that I'll be joining Open AI and look forward to working with the exceptional team there," Shazeer said in a post on X.

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