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contributors \u2014 were **reportedly leaving for Anthropic**, per **[Bloomberg](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-06-24/google-poised-to-lose-two-more-high-profile-ai-staffers-to-anthropic?ref=explainx)** (June 24) and [@PolymarketMoney](https://x.com/PolymarketMoney?ref=explainx).", "The June 24 headline: Jonas Adler & Alexander Pritzel", "| **Names** | Jonas Adler, Alexander Pritzel |" ], "left_lab_evidence": [ "Anthropic Hiring Spree 2026: John Jumper, Karpathy, and Every Major Hire From Google, OpenAI, xAI & Microsoft", "Before July, **Jonas Adler** and **Alexander Pritzel** \u2014 two **Google DeepMind / Gemini** researchers viewed internally as key contributors \u2014 were **reportedly leaving for Anthropic**, per **[Bloomberg](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-06-24/google-poised-to-lose-two-more-high-profile-ai-staffers-to-anthropic?ref=explainx)** (June 24) and [@PolymarketMoney](https://x.com/PolymarketMoney?ref=explainx).", "The June 24 headline: Jonas 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were **reportedly leaving for Anthropic**, per **[Bloomberg](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-06-24/google-poised-to-lose-two-more-high-profile-ai-staffers-to-anthropic?ref=explainx)** (June 24) and [@PolymarketMoney](https://x.com/PolymarketMoney?ref=explainx).", "The June 24 headline: Jonas Adler & Alexander Pritzel", "| **Adler focus** | **AI coding tools** within Gemini |" ] }, { "url": "https://explainx.ai/blog/anthropic-hiring-spree-2026-john-jumper-karpathy-talent-2026", "title": "Anthropic Hiring Spree 2026: Blomfield, Jumper, Karpathy & All Hires | explainx.ai Blog", "published_at": "2026-06-19T00:00:00", "researcher": "Alexander Pritzel", "left_lab": "Google", "joined_lab": "Anthropic", "move_month": "2026-06", "role": "Model training", "researcher_evidence": [ "Anthropic Hiring Spree 2026: John Jumper, Karpathy, and Every Major Hire From Google, OpenAI, xAI & Microsoft", "Before July, **Jonas Adler** and **Alexander Pritzel** \u2014 two **Google DeepMind / 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[@PolymarketMoney](https://x.com/PolymarketMoney?ref=explainx).", "The June 24 headline: Jonas Adler & Alexander Pritzel", "| **From** | Google \u2014 key internal contributors to **Gemini** |" ], "joined_lab_evidence": [ "Anthropic Hiring Spree 2026: John Jumper, Karpathy, and Every Major Hire From Google, OpenAI, xAI & Microsoft", "Before July, **Jonas Adler** and **Alexander Pritzel** \u2014 two **Google DeepMind / Gemini** researchers viewed internally as key contributors \u2014 were **reportedly leaving for Anthropic**, per **[Bloomberg](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-06-24/google-poised-to-lose-two-more-high-profile-ai-staffers-to-anthropic?ref=explainx)** (June 24) and [@PolymarketMoney](https://x.com/PolymarketMoney?ref=explainx).", "The June 24 headline: Jonas Adler & Alexander Pritzel", "| **Names** | Jonas Adler, Alexander Pritzel |" ], "move_month_evidence": [ "Anthropic Hiring Spree 2026: John Jumper, Karpathy, and Every Major Hire From Google, OpenAI, xAI & 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