DeepMind's talent drain: mid-level researchers leave, directors spin out billion-dollar labs
zacharynado · x · 2026-10-29
Per JinjingLiang on X, Google DeepMind has a systematic talent loss problem: entry/mid-level researchers are leaving for Anthropic, OpenAI, and Meta (which pays more), while director-level people spin out their own AI labs raising billions. The irony: the smart people who stayed aren't focused on catching up with Anthropic/OpenAI — they're working on the next revolutionary AI model beyond current LLM architectures.
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