Thinking Machines Lab co-founder Barret Zoph joins Google

Aug 26 (Reuters) - Barret ‌Zoph, ​a ​co-founder of artificial intelligence startup Thinking Machines Lab, will join Alphabet-owned ‌unit Google DeepMind, Zoph said on ⁠Wednesday.

Here are some details:

• Zoph will join Google's ‌DeepMind as Vice President ‌of Research after serving as Vice President of Research at OpenAI.

• Zoph made ​a brief return to his former employer, OpenAI, after leaving Thinking Machines earlier ⁠this year, according to his LinkedIn profile.

• The move is ​the latest in a series of AI-driven reshuffles at the company, ​including DeepMind CEO Dennis ‌Hassabis stepping aside this month.

• Zoph spent six years with Google ⁠as a research scientist in Google Brain, which was later merged with DeepMind to ⁠form Google DeepMind in 2023.

• Alphabet's shakeup of ​the AI lab included a revelation during an all-hands meeting on August 6 that some ‌teams were moving out of DeepMind and into corporate Google, Reuters ‌reported earlier this month, citing two ⁠sources.

(Reporting by Natalia ‌Bueno Rebolledo in ​Mexico City and Sathvi G Bhat in Bengaluru; Editing by Rashmi ‌Aich)

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