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Google Paid $2.7 Billion for This AI Star — Now He's Joining OpenAI
Fast Company·Friday, 19 June 2026
Noam Shazeer, a leading AI researcher whom Google paid $2.7 billion to bring back two years ago, has now left to join OpenAI. The move is the latest flashpoint in a fierce battle between top AI labs to recruit and retain elite research talent. The AI talent wars show no sign of slowing down.
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