CTC: $ 2.7 Billion
Google has reappointed Noam Shazeer, a key figure in AI known for developing LaMDA. After leaving Google in 2021 to co-found Character.AI, S...
https://m.economictimes.com/news/international/world-news/google-reportedly-wrote-a-2-7-billion-cheque-to-bring-back-character-ai-co-founder-noam-shazeer-heres-why/amp_articleshow/113675359.cms
Cost to Company - yes.
But it's for the partnership and IP of character.ai and not for Noam only. It's a package deal - including Noam and a few others.