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OpenAI is bringing on some big guns in the lead-up to its IPO
June 19, 2026
OpenAI added Transformer co-inventor Noam Shazeer from Google DeepMind and former Trump AI policy official Dean Ball in the same week as it bulks up ahead of an IPO. Shazeer is a major technical hire for model development, while Ball brings policy experience that could matter as OpenAI prepares for public-market scrutiny.
OpenAI is bulking up before its IPO, landing Transformer co-inventor Noam Shazeer from Google DeepMind and former Trump AI policy official Dean Ball in the same week.
Source: techcrunch.com