John Jumper to leave Google DeepMind for Anthropic

John Jumper, a vice president at Google DeepMind and winner of the 2024 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his work on AlphaFold, has announced he is leaving the company to join Anthropic. Jumper's exit follows other notable researchers leaving the lab in recent years.

Jumper is known for leading the development of AlphaFold, an AI model that predicts protein structures, a breakthrough that earned him the Nobel Prize. He will now work at Anthropic, a rival AI company that has emphasized safety and alignment in its research. The announcement was made by Jumper on Thursday, according to the report.

The reasons for Jumper's departure were not specified in the announcement. The move highlights ongoing talent recruitment and mobility within the competitive AI industry.