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2 min · Hacker News
Noam Shazeer Joins OpenAI After Leaving Google
Noam Shazeer, a key co-lead of Google’s Gemini, has officially joined OpenAI. This move follows Google's 2023 multi-billion dollar acquisition of Shazeer's startup, Character.AI, and represents a significant talent acquisition for the OpenAI research team.
Why it matters. Track talent migration to anticipate which labs will lead in scaling laws and model architecture innovations.