Nobel Prize winner John Jumper quits Google DeepMind after nearly a decade; set to join Anthropic

Nobel Prize-winning artificial intelligence (AI) researcher John Jumper is leaving Google DeepMind after nearly nine years to join Anthropic, marking the latest high-profile move in Silicon Valley's intensifying AI talent race.

Announcing the decision on X, Jumper wrote, “A bit of news: After nearly 9 years, I have decided to leave Google DeepMind and join Anthropic (after taking some time to recharge). I am incredibly grateful for my time at GDM.”

“@demishassabis took a real chance letting me lead the AlphaFold team just six months after finishing my PhD, and 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,” he wrote.


Jumper joined Google DeepMind nearly a decade ago and went on to co-develop AlphaFold alongside DeepMind cofounder and chief executive Demis Hassabis. The pair shared the 2024 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for their work on the breakthrough AI system.

AlphaFold is an AI system that solved a decades-old scientific challenge by accurately predicting the 3D structures of proteins from their amino acid sequences. The achievement transformed computational biology, accelerating research into diseases and the development of new medicines.

His move comes as leading AI startups such as Anthropic and OpenAI continue to attract top talent from major technology companies, including Google and Meta, amid fierce competition in the sector.