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# Barret Zoph exits OpenAI after five months, lands VP role at Google
- URL: https://fabric-media.ghost.io/barret-zoph-exits-openai-after-five-months-lands-vp-role-at-google/
- Published: 2026-08-30T13:16:58.000Z
- Updated: 2026-08-30T13:16:58.000Z
- Description: Zoph co-founded Thinking Machines Lab with Mira Murati, was fired from the startup, and returned to OpenAI to lead enterprise sales.
- Author: Fabric.Media Editorial
- Tags: Creators, Lucas Ropek

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