Alphabet (GOOGL) stock dipped 0.30% following reports that Jonas Adler and Alexander Pritzel, crucial members of Google’s Gemini development team, are departing to join rival Anthropic. This follows recent high-profile exits including Nobel Prize winner John Jumper (to Anthropic) and renowned researcher Noam Shazeer (to OpenAI). Adler specialized in Google’s artificial intelligence coding initiatives, while Pritzel concentrated on training methodologies for AI systems. Pre-IPO stock options at competing AI startups are believed to be the main financial incentive attracting talent away from Google. Both Anthropic and OpenAI are widely viewed as prime IPO candidates, with potential public offerings anticipated sometime between late 2026 and 2027. Shazeer previously earned hundreds of millions when Google acquired Character.AI technology for $2.7 billion. A Google representative referenced statements from Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis, emphasizing the company’s continued confidence in its AI workforce strength. Anthropic has not issued a response to media inquiries.