谷歌DeepMind的AlphaFold核心研究团队近日被拆分，部分关键成员选择离职。[1]2024年诺贝尔化学奖得主John Jumper于6月19日宣布结束在DeepMind近9年的职业生涯，加入AI公司Anthropic。[1]Jonas Adler和Alexander Pritzel等核心功臣也相继跟随投向Anthropic。[1]AlphaFold论文原班核心研究团队约四分之一的成员选择离职。[1]
留任的科学家被重新分配到多个不同领域。[1]他们分别转向Gemini大模型相关项目、酶设计与基因组学、核聚变控制以及Isomorphic Labs等领域。[1]这一人事变动标志着DeepMind从科学突破导向逐渐转向商业AI竞争。[1]
针对团队分拆的质疑，Google DeepMind科学团队负责人Pushmeet Kohli于7月29日做出回应，表示"科学团队没有转型，而是职能扩张"。[1]
Google DeepMind's renowned AlphaFold research team has been dismantled, with approximately one-quarter of its core members departing the organization.[1] Leading the exodus are John Jumper and Jonas Adler, the 2024 Nobel Prize in Chemistry laureates.[1] Both researchers announced their departure on June 19 and have joined Anthropic, ending their tenures at DeepMind after nearly nine years.[1] Alexander Pritzel and other key contributors to the original AlphaFold research have similarly moved to Anthropic.[1]
The restructuring marks a significant shift in DeepMind's strategic direction. Remaining scientists have been reassigned to diverse projects including Gemini large language model development, enzyme design and genomics research, nuclear fusion control research, and work at Isomorphic Labs.[1] In response to the departures, Pushmeet Kohli, head of Google DeepMind's scientific teams, stated on July 29 that the scientific team had not undergone a transformation but rather experienced "functional expansion."[1]
