Deepmind dismantles its AlphaFold team as key authors leave for Anthropic

A significant number of researchers behind AlphaFold have transitioned to new internal projects or left Google Deepmind entirely, including several key authors joining Anthropic. This shift reflects a major reorganization at the lab, moving away from the focus on protein structure prediction that defined its recent scientific contributions. The departure of these core developers signals a strategic pivot for the organization and raises questions about the future development and maintenance of the AlphaFold platform.