Noam Shazeer
Joins OpenAI · Jun 18, 2026 · News
Joined
OpenAIWhy, in the source's words
OpenAI is bringing on some big names to the team in the lead-up to its public debut: Google DeepMind AI legend Noam Shazeer and former Trump White House AI policy official Dean Ball.
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About this move
- Type
- Poached
- Role
- Other
- Announced
- Jun 18, 2026 4 months ago
- Effective
- Not stated
- Source
- TechCrunch
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