Google Deepmind loses another top AI researcher as Nobel laureate John Jumper leaves for Anthropic
Quick Answer
Nobel laureate John Jumper is departing Google DeepMind for Anthropic after nearly nine years, following the exits of Gemini co-lead Noam Shazeer to OpenAI and AlphaGo researcher David Silver starting his own company.
Quick Take
Nobel laureate John Jumper is departing Google DeepMind for Anthropic after nearly nine years, following the exits of Gemini co-lead Noam Shazeer to OpenAI and AlphaGo researcher David Silver starting his own company. This trend highlights a significant talent drain from Google DeepMind's AI team.
Key Points
- John Jumper's departure marks another loss for Google DeepMind's AI talent pool.
- Noam Shazeer recently left DeepMind for OpenAI, indicating a trend of exits.
- David Silver, known for AlphaGo, has also left to start his own venture.
- These exits may impact Google's competitive edge in AI research.
- DeepMind has seen three prominent researchers leave within months.
Article Excerpt
From source RSS / original summaryNobel Prize winner John Jumper is leaving Google Deepmind for Anthropic after nearly nine years. Days earlier, Gemini co-lead Noam Shazeer left for OpenAI. Weeks before that, AlphaGo researcher David Silver started his own company. Three of Google's most prominent AI minds, gone within months. The article Google Deepmind loses another top AI researcher as Nobel laureate John Jumper leaves for Anthropic appeared first on The Decoder.
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