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DeepMind’s John Jumper Joins Anthropic Amid AI Restrictions

6/22/2026

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John Jumper announced on June 19 2026 that he will leave Google DeepMind to join AI startup Anthropic.
He co-led AlphaFold, used by 2 million researchers in 190 countries.
Anthropic is launching an AI-for-science platform in 2026, opening wet labs and partnering with institutes, while the U.S. government ordered restrictions on its Mythos 5 and Fable 5 models.
Jumper’s move follows Noam Shazeer’s June 18 2026 exit to OpenAI, marking two senior Google AI departures within 48 hours.

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John Jumper announced on June 19 2026 that he will leave Google DeepMind to join AI startup Anthropic.
He co-led AlphaFold, used by 2 million researchers in 190 countries.
Anthropic is launching an AI-for-science platform in 2026, opening wet labs and partnering with institutes, while the U.S. government ordered restrictions on its Mythos 5 and Fable 5 models.
Jumper’s move follows Noam Shazeer’s June 18 2026 exit to OpenAI, marking two senior Google AI departures within 48 hours.