Barret Zoph
Announced his departure from OpenAI, where he was reported as a research VP, in September 2024; reported as co-founder and chief technology officer of Thinking Machines Lab, whose separation from him and his return to OpenAI were announced in January 2026.
Description from Selekoa’s record. Sources: Post of 26 September 2024 (UTC) sharing his note on leaving OpenAI · OpenAI’s chief research officer has left following CTO Mira Murati’s exit · Thinking Machines Lab is ex-OpenAI CTO Mira Murati’s new startup · Mira Murati’s startup, Thinking Machines Lab, is losing two of its co-founders to OpenAI · Mira Murati post on X, 14 January 2026 · Fidji Simo post on X, 15 January 2026 (UTC)
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