Thinking Machines Co-Founder Barret Zoph Joins Google as VP of Research
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Barret Zoph, co-founder and former CTO of Thinking Machines Lab, has joined Google as vice president of research after a brief stint at OpenAI. Google has recently lost several high-profile researchers.
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- 2026-08-27 19:52 · TechCrunch AI
Barret Zoph, the Thinking Machines co-founder ousted before joining OpenAI, is now at Google - 2026-08-27 02:07 · Wall Street Journal Technology
Thinking Machines Lab Co-Founder Barret Zoph Joins Google
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