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Google Deepmind loses another top AI researcher as Nobel laureate John Jumper leaves for Anthropic

Nobel Prize winner John Jumper is leaving Google Deepmind for Anthropic after nearly nine years. Days earlier, Gemini co-lead Noam Shazeer left for OpenAI. Weeks before that, AlphaGo researcher David Silver started his own company. Three of Google's most prominent AI minds, gone within months. The article Google Deepmind loses another top AI researcher as Nobel laureate John Jumper leaves for Anthropic appeared first on The Decoder.

Google Deepmind loses another top AI researcher as Nobel laureate John Jumper leaves for Anthropic
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Published June 19, 2026 · Category: AI Briefing

Overview

Nobel Prize winner John Jumper is leaving Google Deepmind for Anthropic after nearly nine years. Days earlier, Gemini co-lead Noam Shazeer left for OpenAI. Weeks before that, AlphaGo researcher David Silver started his own company. Three of Google's most prominent AI minds, gone within months.

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The article Google Deepmind loses another top AI researcher as Nobel laureate John Jumper leaves for Anthropic appeared first on The Decoder.

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Originally published at the-decoder.com.

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