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Barret Zoph is out at OpenAI again after just five months
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TL;DR
- Barret Zoph has departed OpenAI after five months.
- Zoph returned to OpenAI in mid-January to lead enterprise AI sales.
- He previously left OpenAI in fall 2024 to co-found Thinking Machines Lab.
- Zoph departed Thinking Machines Lab in January 2026 following reports of alleged misconduct.
- He returned to OpenAI along with two other former colleagues.
- OpenAI confirmed Zoph's departure.