AlphaFold Lead John Jumper Leaves Google DeepMind for Anthropic

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Release Time: 06/19/2026 17:23:18

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John Jumper, lead of AlphaFold, has left Google DeepMind for Anthropic after nearly nine years. He will join the AI and crypto news-focused firm after a break. DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis praised Jumper’s work, stating that their collaboration transformed science and medicine. Jumper credited Hassabis for trusting him to lead AlphaFold just six months after his PhD. News around real-world assets (RWA) is gaining momentum as AI continues to impact multiple industries.

ME AI message, John Jumper, head of the AlphaFold team, announced his decision to leave Google DeepMind after nearly nine years and join Anthropic (after taking some time off). DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis said that his extraordinary collaboration with Jumper over the past nine years has changed the world, demonstrating AI’s immense potential in science and medicine and charting a path for AI to benefit humanity. Jumper recalled that Hassabis boldly entrusted him with leading the AlphaFold team just six months after he completed his PhD, and thanked the team for teaching him how to do great science. (Source: AiHot)

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