1. Noam Shazeer (co-lead of Google’s Gemini AI) left for OpenAI (ChatGPT’s parent).
2. John Jumper (a Nobel Prize-winning VP at Google DeepMind) left for Anthropic (Claude AI’s parent).
Why is Shazeer such a big deal?
He isn't just some random executive. Back in 2017, he co-wrote the original research paper on the "Transformer"—the very technology that powers every modern AI chatbot (ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, etc.). He's basically a founding father of modern AI.
The Backstory (Irony)
Shazeer actually left Google in 2021 because they wouldn't release his chatbot. He started his own company (Character.AI), which Google then bought back for $2.7 billion less than two years ago—only for him to ditch Google again now to join the rival. ← Back to Fiveo1