The Google exodus won’t stop. Bloomberg reports two more key AI staffers — Jonas Adler and Alexander Pritzel — are leaving Google for Anthropic. Both are viewed internally as key Gemini contributors. That’s four senior AI departures to rivals in six days.
Bloomberg reports that Jonas Adler and Alexander Pritzel are set to leave Google for Anthropic. Both are viewed internally as key contributors to Google’s Gemini model:
Jonas Adler — worked on Google’s AI coding effort. Directly relevant to competing with Cursor, Codex, and Claude Code.
Alexander Pritzel — involved in training AI systems. Core capability in model development.
The Full June Scoreboard
Google Departures — June 2026
June 18
Noam Shazeer → OpenAI. Transformer co-inventor. Google paid $2.7B to bring back. Lasted <2 years.
June 19
John Jumper → Anthropic. Nobel laureate. AlphaFold creator. 9 years at DeepMind.
June 24 (today)
Jonas Adler + Alexander Pritzel → Anthropic. Key Gemini contributors. AI coding + model training.
The pattern: Anthropic is now 3-for-4 on Google departures this month. Jumper (science), Adler (coding), Pritzel (training). They’re not just hiring talent — they’re systematically hollowing out Google’s Gemini team. The IPO-driven payday is the pull. Google’s product-culture problem is the push.
The Structural Read
ANTHROPIC IS STRIP-MINING GEMINI
Three Gemini contributors in six days — Nobel laureate (Jumper), coding lead (Adler), training specialist (Pritzel). This isn’t random talent attraction. It’s targeted recruitment of the people who know how Google’s flagship model works. Anthropic is acquiring institutional knowledge, not just individuals.
THE IPO PULL IS REAL
Bloomberg frames it clearly: “two startups on the cusp of going public, offering employees the chance at a rare payday.” Anthropic and OpenAI both have IPOs coming. Pre-IPO equity is the magnet. Google can match salary — it can’t match the upside of joining a $100B+ company before it goes public.
GOOGLE’S RESPONSE IS ALREADY INADEQUATE
Yesterday Google launched an $450K Xoogler incubator for departing employees. Today two more left. The incubator funds people after they leave. It doesn’t prevent them from leaving. The structural fix requires changing what it means to work at Google — not paying people on the way out.
The Bottom Line
Four senior AI departures in six days. Three to Anthropic, one to OpenAI. All from Gemini — Google’s most important AI project. The talent exodus we documented last week isn’t slowing — it’s accelerating. Google’s Xoogler incubator was announced yesterday. Today’s departures are the market’s real-time verdict: too little, too late. Anthropic is building its next model with Google’s best people. And Google is watching.
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