Google has brought back its veteran researcher Noam Shazeer in a – wait for it – $2.7 billion agreement to co-lead its AI model development, according to The Wall Street Journal. Shazeer, who spent 21 years at Google,

Noam Shazeer, 48, was one of Google's early hires, joining the company in 2000. A talented software engineer, Shazeer made his mark in AI, becoming a key figure in Google's early AI development.

Noam Shazeer’s relationship with Google dates back to 2000, when he was among the company’s first few hundred employees.

Google acquired Noam Shazeer's AI startup Character.AI in a $2.7 billion deal with a stipulation that Shazeer starts working for them again

Noam Shazeer, a pioneering AI engineer and early Google employee (2000), has re-joined the tech giant after parting ways. This homecoming comes with a hefty price tag of $2.7 billion. AI Genius Noam Shazeer Shazeer's departure in 2021 stemmed from Google's hesitance to release a chatbot he co-developed with Daniel De Freitas.

Google re-hired its long-time researcher, Naom Shazeer, to co-lead its AI models in a $2.7 billion deal, the Wall Street Journal reported. Mr Shazeer quit Google in 2021 after being a part of the company for 21 years.

Google spent over $2.7 billion to get Shazeer, De Freitas, and Character.AI ’s tech team back under its roof. This wasn’t a simple buyout but rather a clever ‘reverse acqui-hire’ deal. Google didn’t f

Google reportedly paid an eye-popping $2.7 billion to lure back a former employee who quit three years ago when the search giant refused to release the chatbot he had developed.

Google has rehired Noam Shazeer for $2.7 billion, along with Daniel De Freitas, to lead its Gemini AI project. Shazeer, previously at Character.AI, is