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Google AI researchers depart for OpenAI and Anthropic
Several senior researchers have left Google DeepMind for OpenAI and Anthropic. The moves coincide with the startups preparing for public offerings.
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Multiple researchers from Google's AI division have joined OpenAI or Anthropic in recent months. Bloomberg reported Tuesday that Jonas Adler and Alexander Pritzel are moving to Anthropic. Google later paid about $2.7 billion in a licensing deal that brought him back to the company.
Compensation and focus differences About 20 months after returning, Shazeer has joined OpenAI, which filed confidentially for an initial public offering. Researchers who join the startups can receive pre-IPO equity stakes. At Google, compensation is tied mainly to restricted stock units at a company whose market value exceeds $4 trillion.
The article notes that OpenAI and Anthropic maintain narrower research priorities than Google.
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