Veteran Google DeepMind Researcher Joins Anthropic After a Decade

Julian Schrittwieser, a prominent AI researcher with a decade of experience at Google DeepMind, has joined Anthropic this week. 

Schrittwieser, known for his work on groundbreaking projects like AlphaGo, AlphaZero, and MuZero, announced his move to Anthropic in a recent post on X expressing excitement about joining the AI research lab.

“I’m excited to announce that I’m joining Anthropic, starting this week!” Schrittwieser said. “I’m honored to be joining such a capable and kind group of people, who I’ve long admired.”

Schrittwieser praised Anthropic’s AI offerings, including Claude, which he found particularly useful, and recent advances such as Artifacts and Computer Use. He acknowledged his fruitful journey at DeepMind, where he contributed to projects spanning both foundational research, such as AlphaCode and AlphaTensor, and recent developments like Gemini and AlphaProof.

Reflecting on his time at DeepMind, he said, “I’ve been incredibly lucky to be part of an amazing journey at Google DeepMind for the past 10 years... I got to work on more exciting projects than I would have ever dreamed of.”

With his move to Anthropic, Schrittwieser joins a growing roster of top AI talent to advance the capabilities of large language models and artificial intelligence technologies.

Anthropic continues to attract influential AI minds from leading institutions. Durk Kingma, a founding member of OpenAI and former researcher at Google Brain, joined the team in October 2024. John Schulman, who co-founded OpenAI, joined Anthropic in August 2024, shortly after Jan Leike, OpenAI’s former Super Alignment co-lead, signed on in May 2024.