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.
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Hey, remember AlphaFold, the actually-useful (non-generative) AI software tool that had a positive impact in biology? Well, Google thinks the people working on it are better used to serve the slop machine: https://www. engadget.com/2225849/google-sh uts-down-alphafold/
“But AlphaFold is a great example of really useful AI” AlphaFold: https://www. engadget.com/2225849/google-sh uts-down-alphafold/
https://www. engadget.com/2225849/google-sh uts-down-alphafold/