Google's Gemini co-lead Noam Shazeer joins OpenAI after two-year return stint

Noam Shazeer, co-author of the "Attention is All You Need" paper, has joined OpenAI following a brief return to Google. Shazeer rejoined Google in 2024 as part of a $2.7 billion deal with Character.AI. This move marks the second significant employment shift in the AI sector this year, following Karpathy's transition to Anthropic. As a co-lead on Gemini models, Shazeer is a prominent figure in the industry. His addition to OpenAI may enhance the company's capabilities in developing new models, impacting the competitive landscape in the AI field.