India, June 20 -- John Jumper said he has decided to leave Google DeepMind after nearly nine years at the company. He said he will join AI startup Anthropic after taking some time off to rest and recharge, as per the latest post on X. Jumper described his time at Google DeepMind as an important part of his career and said he is grateful for the experience.

Jumper said DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis took a chance on him by allowing him to lead the AlphaFold team only six months after he completed his PhD. He said the entire Google DeepMind team helped him learn how to conduct high-quality scientific research. Google DeepMind remains a special place and that he will continue following the company's future discoveries, Jumper added. Jumper did...