At a Glance · AI-generated

Noam Shazeer, co-lead of Google's Gemini project, departed the company to join OpenAI on June 17. Shazeer's move came after a two-year return to Google DeepMind and marks a significant talent acquisition for OpenAI as the company prepares for its upcoming initial public offering. The hire underscores intensifying competition between tech giants for leading artificial intelligence researchers.