Alphabet stock slides as Google loses two top AI researchers
Alphabet shares fell roughly 5% on June 22, marking the company's steepest market setback since 2025. Five senior AI researchers from Gemini and DeepMind teams left for OpenAI and Anthropic within six days. The departures include Noam Shazeer and Nobel laureate John Jumper.
What changed
The number of departing researchers increased from two to five, with Jonas Adler and Alexander Pritzel identified as new exits to Anthropic.
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Alphabet Stock Drops as AI Talent Exits Accelerate
confidence 80%Alphabet shares fell roughly 5% on June 22, marking the company's steepest market setback since 2025. Five senior AI researchers from Gemini and DeepMind teams left for OpenAI and Anthropic within six days. The departures include Noam Shazeer and Nobel laureate John Jumper.
What's confirmed:
- Alphabet shares fell roughly 5% on June 22.
- Five senior AI researchers left for OpenAI and Anthropic within six days.
- Noam Shazeer joined OpenAI.
- John Jumper joined Anthropic.
- Jonas Adler and Alexander Pritzel left for Anthropic.
- The departures affected teams linked to Gemini and DeepMind.
Still unconfirmed:
- The talent exodus wiped 270 billion dollars from Alphabet.
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Alphabet Stock Drops After Two Top AI Researchers Join Rivals
confidence 90%Alphabet shares fell 5% following the departure of two high-profile AI researchers. Noam Shazeer and Nobel laureate John Jumper left for OpenAI and Anthropic respectively. Investors are concerned about the company's ability to retain talent in the AI sector.
What's confirmed:
- Alphabet shares fell 5%.
- Noam Shazeer left for OpenAI.
- Nobel Prize winner John Jumper is joining Anthropic.
- Both researchers departed within the same week.
Still unconfirmed:
- Alphabet lost $225 billion in market value.
- Alphabet lost $264 billion in market value.
- Alphabet lost $270 billion in market value.
- Alphabet is pacing for its worst day in a year.