Alphabet Loses Two More Gemini Researchers to Anthropic

The latest development on June 24-25 shows senior Gemini contributors Jonas Adler and Alexander Pritzel defecting to Anthropic, extending Alphabet's AI talent losses. This follows John Jumper's June 19 move from DeepMind to Anthropic and Noam Shazeer's shift to OpenAI days earlier. The departures triggered a sharp selloff, with Alphabet shares tumbling more than 6% to $345.62 on June 22 from $368.03, amid concerns over Gemini competitiveness ahead of July 28 earnings. Investor pressure also stems from Alphabet's nearly 5% SpaceX stake and heavy AI capex commitments.