AI researchers continue to leave Google for its rivals

Top AI researchers Jonas Adler and Alexander Pritzel are leaving Google to join Anthropic. Their exits follow other high-profile departures from Google, including Noam Shazeer and Nobel-winning DeepMind scientist John Jumper.

The moves underscore how AI talent remains one of the industry’s scarcest strategic assets. Anthropic’s ability to recruit from Google suggests leading labs are competing not just on models and funding, but on research culture, autonomy, and long-term mission alignment.