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Barret Zoph, the Thinking Machines co-founder ousted before joining OpenAI, is now at Google

TechCrunch·August 27, 2026·1 min read
Barret Zoph, the Thinking Machines co-founder ousted before joining OpenAI, is now at Google

Barret Zoph, co-founder of Thinking Machines Lab and former CTO, who was ousted before joining OpenAI, is now at Google. Zoph had a brief stint at OpenAI and now joins Google, marking a significant move in the AI talent landscape.

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