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John Jumper Leaves DeepMind for Anthropic

John Jumper, who shared the 2024 Nobel Prize in chemistry for AlphaFold, announced Friday he is leaving Google DeepMind for rival Anthropic after…

Why this departure carries so much weight

Jumper is not famous for a product launch.

How AlphaFold actually worked

To understand why Jumper is so sought after, it helps to understand what AlphaFold solved.

Jumper is not the only one leaving

The bigger story is that Jumper is part of a cluster of exits.

What to watch over the next 24 to 72 hours

Expect the immediate conversation to center on what Jumper will actually do at Anthropic.

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