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Deepmind dismantles its AlphaFold team as key authors leave for Anthropic

Google DeepMind effectively dismantles its iconic AlphaFold team amid a wave of departures. A quarter of the original researchers have left the lab entirely, with key authors migrating directly to Anthropic. This internal restructuring marks a sharp strategic shift away from the foundational biology breakthrough that initially defined DeepMind's public prestige.

The Decoder·Jul 29, 2026

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