Entity history
Noam Shazeer
Every AIbrief event involving Noam Shazeer, in order.
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Google researchers Jonas Adler and Alexander Pritzel leave for Anthropic
TechCrunch reports that AI researchers Jonas Adler and Alexander Pritzel are leaving Google to join Anthropic. The move adds to a broader pattern of senior AI talent departing Google for rival labs, and the article also references earlier exits by Noam Shazeer and John Jumper.
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OpenAI hires Noam Shazeer and Dean Ball amid reported IPO preparations
TechCrunch reports that OpenAI has brought on Noam Shazeer, a co-inventor of the transformer architecture, from Google DeepMind, and has also hired former Trump administration AI policy official Dean Ball. The hires are presented as notable additions to OpenAI’s technical and policy bench as the company reportedly prepares for a future IPO.