Noam Shazeer
Mentioned in 6 analyzed podcast episodes across 4 shows
Co-founder of Character.AI who has become a notable example of talent movement in the AI industry, having transitioned from his startup to Google. Serves as a co-leader of Google's Gemini team development. Discussed in podcast contexts regarding founder mobility and the concentration of AI talent and capital.
Episode Appearances
AI + a16z · Feb 24, 2026
AI’s Capital Flywheel: Models, Money, and the Future of Power
“Character.AI founder who moved to Google, example of talent movement”
Latent Space: The AI Engineer Podcast · Feb 19, 2026
Inside AI’s $10B+ Capital Flywheel — Martin Casado & Sarah Wang of a16z
“Character.AI founder who returned to Google, example of founder movement”
The a16z Show · Feb 19, 2026
Capital, Compute, and the Fight for AI Dominance
“Character.AI founder who moved to Google, example of talent movement in AI”
Latent Space: The AI Engineer Podcast · Feb 12, 2026
Owning the AI Pareto Frontier — Jeff Dean
“Google researcher mentioned as co-leader helping steer the Gemini team development”
The a16z Show · Jan 12, 2026
Alex Rampell on Venture at Scale and Founder Incentives
Lex Fridman Podcast · Jul 23, 2025
#475 – Demis Hassabis: Future of AI, Simulating Reality, Physics and Video Games
“Credited with inventing Transformers architecture; part of DeepMind research bench”