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Google AI CEO shares 'thanks note' as Nobel winner AI researcher leaves DeepMind
Published 20 June 2026 ยท tech
Google DeepMind is experiencing another significant departure as Vice President John Jumper, a Nobel laureate for his work on AI protein structure prediction with AlphaFold
Google DeepMind is experiencing another significant departure as Vice President John Jumper, a Nobel laureate for his work on AI protein structure prediction with AlphaFold, is heading to Anthropic. This follows closely on the heels of Noam Shazeer, a key AI researcher and Gemini co-lead, announcing his move to OpenAI. Both researchers were instrumental in groundbreaking AI advancements at Google.
Published: June 20, 2026 โข 8:13 AM IST ยท Updated: June 20, 2026 โข 1:02 PM ISTBy TheBriefWire Editorial Team
Key points
Google DeepMind is experiencing another significant departure as Vice President John Jumper, a Nobel laureate for his work on AI protein structure prediction with AlphaFold, is heading to Anthropic.
This follows closely on the heels of Noam Shazeer, a key AI researcher and Gemini co-lead, announcing his move to OpenAI.
Both researchers were instrumental in groundbreaking AI advancements at Google.