Google AI Leader Noam Shazeer Leaves for OpenAI Amid Talent Competition
Noam Shazeer, a vice president of engineering at Google and co-lead of its Gemini AI models, announced his departure to join OpenAI, the maker of ChatGPT. Shazeer, who co-founded Character.AI and was rehired by Google in 2024 through a $2.7 billion licensing deal, expressed pride in his work at Google but looked forward to collaborating with OpenAI's team. His move highlights ongoing competition among leading AI firms to secure top talent amid rapid model development.