Post #1302833
2026-03-27 15:37 UTC
If only..
[How Alpha Fold Solved the Protein Folding Problem and Changed Science Forever](https://medium.com/@rohit01prajapat/how-alpha-fold-solved-the-protein-folding-problem-and-changed-science-forever-eca467a20156)
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> In 2020, Demis Hassabis and John Jumper presented an AI model called AlphaFold2. With its help, they have been able to predict the structure of virtually all the 200 million proteins that researchers have identified. Since their breakthrough, AlphaFold2 has been used by more than two million people from 190 countries. Among a myriad of scientific applications, researchers can now better understand antibiotic resistance and create images of enzymes that can decompose plastic.
[Source](https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/chemistry/2024/press-release/)
Replies (2)
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@XLE@piefed.social 2026-03-27 16:04
This is as concrete as Sam Altman [saying](https://www.wheresyoured.at/make-fun-of-them/) "AI will actually discover new science"
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@33550336@lemmy.world 2026-03-27 19:35
OK, RL exists end results like the protein design or Go are impressive, but does exist a RL solving the benchmark problem?