John Jumper, a Google DeepMind vice president and a Nobel Prize winner for work tied to AlphaFold, is leaving the company to join Anthropic, according to multiple reports. Jumper is described as a key member of the DeepMind team for close to nine years and as a central figure in AI protein-structure prediction efforts. Several outlets note that he won the 2024 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, shared with DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis, for the AlphaFold breakthrough.

The reports also frame the move within a broader period of staff changes across major AI labs. One outlet says Jumper’s departure follows the recent announcement by Noam Shazeer, a senior researcher connected to Google’s Gemini programme, who is reported to be moving to OpenAI. Jumper reportedly announces his decision on a social media platform, and at least one outlet says he plans to take some time before starting at Anthropic.

Across the coverage, the central points remain that Jumper leaves Google DeepMind and joins Anthropic, with his Nobel-linked AlphaFold work cited as the primary background to his move.