Google has discontinued its AlphaFold project, the Nobel Prize-winning AI system for protein structure prediction developed by DeepMind. The shutdown reflects Google's strategic pivot toward focusing resources on its Gemini AI platform.
Google has shut down AlphaFold, the groundbreaking AI tool that made significant contributions to biological research and protein structure prediction. The closure is being criticized for redirecting talented researchers toward generative AI projects rather than maintaining a proven, impactful scientific tool.