{"id":708692,"date":"2026-01-21T20:40:18","date_gmt":"2026-01-21T17:40:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/co-founder-of-12b-ai-startup-fired-after-boss-learns-about-office-romance-report\/"},"modified":"2026-01-21T20:40:18","modified_gmt":"2026-01-21T17:40:18","slug":"co-founder-of-12b-ai-startup-fired-after-boss-learns-about-office-romance-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/co-founder-of-12b-ai-startup-fired-after-boss-learns-about-office-romance-report\/","title":{"rendered":"Co-founder of $12B AI startup fired after boss learns about office romance: report"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a4e30ed0b400\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a4e30ed0b400\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/co-founder-of-12b-ai-startup-fired-after-boss-learns-about-office-romance-report\/#%E2%80%9CCo-founder_of_12B_AI_startup_fired_after_boss_learns_about_office_romance_report%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Co-founder of $12B AI startup fired after boss learns about office romance: report&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CCo-founder_of_12B_AI_startup_fired_after_boss_learns_about_office_romance_report%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Co-founder of $12B AI startup fired after boss learns about office romance: report&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F2%2F2026%2F01%2F119369817-1.jpg?quality%3D90%26strip%3Dall\" \/><br \/>Barret Zoph, the co-founder and chief <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/technology\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"4\" title=\"Technology\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">technology<\/a> officer of Thinking Machines Lab, was dismissed last Wednesday.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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