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BOUGHT. THEN BOUGHT AGAIN.

By Zimbo · October 3, 2026

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AI cartoon by Zimbo: Editorial cartoon: a smiling researcher holds up two enormous purchase receipts stamped 'BOUGHT' and 'BOUGHT AGAIN', both headed 'NOAM SHAZEER', while office workers drown in paperwork behind him.
Noam Shazeer, Transformer co-author: Google bought him back in 2024 — then OpenAI poached him in 2026.Zimbo for AI News Page
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