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title: "Thinking Machines Lab co-founder Barret Zoph is returning to Google as VP of research, after leaving OpenAI in June and Thinking Machines Lab in January"
type: signal
url: https://frontiernewswire.com/s/thinking-machines-lab-co-founder-barret-zoph-is-returning-to-google-as-98618d0a
published: 2026-08-27T20:00:35.008Z
byline: "Source: TECHMEME"
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# Thinking Machines Lab co-founder Barret Zoph is returning to Google as VP of research, after leaving OpenAI in June and Thinking Machines Lab in January

Source: TECHMEME · Published 2026-08-27 · Canonical: https://frontiernewswire.com/s/thinking-machines-lab-co-founder-barret-zoph-is-returning-to-google-as-98618d0a

In this story: [Thinking Machines Lab](https://frontiernewswire.com/companies/thinking-machines-lab)

## Sources

- [Read the original at TECHMEME](https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/thinking-machines-lab-co-founder-barret-zoph-joins-google-49f594e6?st=KWTVVt&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink)

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