Former OpenAI Key Figure Barret Zoph Joins Google DeepMind
MaziyarPanahi · x · 2026-08-27
Barret Zoph, a key figure formerly at OpenAI, announced on X that he is officially joining Google DeepMind.
- Background: Zoph's AI career began in the Google Brain Residency program, making this a return to the company.
- Focus: He will be working on Reinforcement Learning (RL) and Post-Training, with more details to be announced soon.
- Statement: Zoph stated that Google possesses all the ingredients to continue being incredibly successful in the AI space, and he is excited to be part of that mission.
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