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Nobel Laureate John Jumper Leaves DeepMind for Anthropic

The move signals a shift of elite AI talent toward fast-growing startups under U.S. regulatory scrutiny.

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John Jumper, one of the three laureates who is awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2024, speaks during this year's Nobel Prize Lecture in Chemistry in Aula Magna, Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden, December 8, 2024. TT News Agency/Pontus Lundahl via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. SWEDEN OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN SWEDEN.
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Google DeepMind founder and CEO Demis Hassabis (L) and John M. Jumper, a senior research scientist at DeepMind, after they won the 2024 Nobel Prize for Chemistry.

Overview

  • John Jumper announced on Friday that he is leaving Google DeepMind after nearly nine years to join Anthropic.
  • Jumper led the AlphaFold project that has produced more than 200 million protein-structure predictions and shared the 2024 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for that work.
  • He has not disclosed his role at Anthropic and said he will take a short break to recharge before starting at the company.
  • The hire comes during a fierce competition for top AI researchers that has produced other recent exits from Google, including Noam Shazeer’s move to OpenAI.
  • Anthropic is facing active legal and regulatory challenges in the U.S. and is preparing public events and longer-term business moves, so Jumper’s arrival will be watched for its impact on the company’s research direction, reputation, and fundraising plans.