AlphaFold team lead departs Google DeepMind after 9 years to join Anthropic
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John Jumper
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The leader of the AlphaFold team at Google DeepMind is leaving after nearly 9 years to join AI company Anthropic, following a period of rest. The author expresses gratitude to Demis Hassabis for the opportunity to lead the AlphaFold team shortly after completing their PhD, and praises the DeepMind team for teaching them how to conduct great science.
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Hacker NewsAlphaFold team lead departs Google DeepMind after 9 years to join Anthropictwitter.comKey quotes
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the entire GDM team taught me so much about how to do great science
GDM is a special place, and I'll still be excited to hear about what amazing things they discover next
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