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摘要: Gio Farley

Published: Jun 21 2026, 22:10 PM EDT

AlphaFold Creator John Jumper Exits Google DeepMind to Join Anthropic

John Jumper will now be part of Anthropic.

John Jumper

AlphaFold creato...

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Gio Farley

Published: Jun 21 2026, 22:10 PM EDT

AlphaFold Creator John Jumper Exits Google DeepMind to Join Anthropic

John Jumper will now be part of Anthropic.

John Jumper

AlphaFold creator John Jumper is leaving Google DeepMind to join Anthropic, marking a significant development in the AI industry and scientific AI research.

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John Jumper, the scientist best known as the AlphaFold creator, is leaving Google DeepMind and will join

Anthropic

, according to an announcement made on June 19. The move marks one of the most notable talent shifts in the AI industry this year, bringing a Nobel Prize-winning researcher from one leading artificial intelligence laboratory to another.

Jumper spent nearly nine years at Google DeepMind, where he played a central role in developing AlphaFold, an AI system designed to predict the three-dimensional structures of proteins. The technology became a major breakthrough in computational biology and has been widely used by researchers around the world.

John Jumper Announces Departure From Google DeepMind

In a public statement, John Jumper confirmed his decision to leave Google DeepMind and thanked colleagues for their support throughout his tenure. He described the organization as a special place that helped shape his scientific career.

According to

, Jumper will join Anthropic following a transition period. Anthropic has not publicly disclosed the specific role he will hold at the company.

Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis also acknowledged Jumper's departure and highlighted their collaboration on AlphaFold. Hassabis noted the scientific impact of the project and its contributions to biology and medicine.