2024 Nobel Prize winner John Jumper is leaving Google DeepMind to join rival AI lab Anthropic. Jumper spearheaded the development of AlphaFold, a groundbreaking system that predicts the 3D structure of proteins.
The move underscores the escalating battle for elite talent between Alphabet and well-funded startups like OpenAI. Jumper’s high-profile exit follows several other notable researcher departures from Google.