Google Gemini co-lead Noam Shazeer is joining OpenAI
Noam Shazeer, a co-lead of , is joining OpenAI. Gemini is Google’s main family of products, while OpenAI makes ChatGPT and Codex.
The move shows that Google and OpenAI are competing directly for the people who shape major and . No specific product changes for ChatGPT, Codex, or Gemini have been announced yet.
Key points
- Noam Shazeer is moving from Google to OpenAI.
- He was a co-lead of .
- OpenAI makes ChatGPT and Codex.
- No product changes or launch dates were included.
Sources covering this story (5)
- Hacker NewsGoogle Gemini co-lead Noam Shazeer is joining OpenAI ↗
- Hacker NewsNoam Shazeer Joins OpenAI ↗
- r/OpenAIExclusive: AI scholar Dean Ball says he's heading to OpenAI ↗
- r/Bardmost likely the real reason why Noam Shazeer left Google for OpenAI. Google management censored his transphobic and Gaza conflict related comments last year ↗
- r/OpenAIStar Google AI Researcher Shazeer Joins OpenAI ↗