John Jumper, a Nobel Prize winner, has left Google DeepMind after nearly nine years to join AI startup Anthropic. He will take some time off to rest and recharge before joining the new company.
Jumper led the development of AlphaFold, Google's AI system that predicts protein structures, and will continue to follow the company's future discoveries.
He will join Anthropic, one of the most sought-after employers in the tech industry, which is preparing for a possible initial public offering (IPO).
Jumper's move reflects a wider trend in the AI industry, where top talent is being poached by major AI startups.
