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6/24/2026

AI researchers continue to leave Google for its rivals
Short summary
Top AI researchers Jonas Adler and Alexander Pritzel are joining Anthropic from Google, following earlier departures by Noam Shazeer and John Jumper. This continues a talent migration pattern where Google is losing senior researchers to rival AI labs.
- •Two more Google AI researchers defecting to Anthropic
- •Part of an ongoing pattern of talent leaving Google for competitors
- •Signals intensifying competition for AI research talent
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