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Google DeepMind breaks up its AlphaFold team
The Decoder Deepmind dismantles its AlphaFold team as key authors leave for Anthropic
Google DeepMind has restructured and dispersed most of the researchers who built AlphaFold, with several leaving for Anthropic.
Why it matters
Key researchers behind one of AI's biggest science breakthroughs are leaving, several for rival lab Anthropic.
Latest brief · Jul 29, 2026