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Two Google AI Researchers Plan Move to Anthropic
Two researchers who contributed to Google's Gemini model are preparing to join Anthropic. The planned departures follow two other recent exits from the company.
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's Google who worked on the Gemini AI model are preparing to join rival Anthropic PBC. Jonas Adler and Alexander Pritzel are scheduled to move to the maker of the Claude model, according to people familiar with the matter who spoke on condition of anonymity.
Adler contributed to Google's AI coding effort and Pritzel participated in training artificial intelligence systems.
The planned moves add to two other exits announced in recent days. Nobel laureate John Jumper is heading to Anthropic, and researcher Noam Shazeer is joining OpenAI. A Google spokesperson said the company remains confident in its position in the AI talent market.
The spokesperson pointed to remarks by Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis, who said the firm has the largest research bench among leading labs and wins its share of top talent.
Google spent much of the current AI boom catching up to OpenAI and Anthropic before releasing more capable models and chips late last year. Anthropic has raised funding at a $965 billion valuation and is considering an initial public offering as soon as this fall. Adler, Pritzel, Jumper and Shazeer did not respond to requests for comment. Anthropic declined to comment.
