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The AI talent wars are heating up again. In the battle for stars, Google is losing out.
A series of high-profile AI moves involving Google, Anthropic, and OpenAI in recent weeks have included some of the field's biggest names.
TL;DR
- Noam Shazeer, a key figure behind the Transformers architecture, is leaving Google to join OpenAI.
- John Jumper, instrumental in AlphaFold's development, is departing Google DeepMind for Anthropic.
- These high-profile departures follow Andrej Karpathy's move to Anthropic, escalating the AI talent war.
- Google's stock price fell following the announcements of Shazeer and Jumper's departures.
- Despite the losses, Google emphasizes its deep talent bench and strategic investments, including a significant stake in Anthropic.