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Google Gemini co-lead Noam Shazeer to join OpenAI

Noam Shazeer Leaves Google to Join OpenAI as VP of Engineering?blur=25

At Google, Noam Shazeer held the role of Vice President of Engineering at Google and co-lead of its Gemini artificial intelligence models

e4m Desk Jun 18, 2026 11:53 AM