Nobel laureate John Jumper leaves Google DeepMind after nine years to join Anthropic
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Ana Maria Constantin
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John Jumper, the Google DeepMind VP and 2024 Nobel Prize winner in Chemistry for creating AlphaFold, is leaving the company after nearly nine years to join Anthropic (maker of Claude). Jumper announced the move on X, saying he will take time to recharge before starting. Both Google DeepMind and Anthropic confirmed the departure. Demis Hassabis, who shared the Nobel with Jumper, publicly acknowledged his contributions.
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· 2 pulledDemis Hassabis took a real chance letting me lead the AlphaFold team just six months after finishing my PhD.
What we accomplished together at DeepMind has been extraordinary, and I'm excited for what comes next.
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