Post #4217102

2026-07-29 20:03 UTC

Lmao this is the one case that AI Defenders cite to defend AI as being cool because it actually is pretty cool and Google is shutting it down https://www.engadget.com/2225849/google-shuts-down-alphafold/

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@FeralRobots@mastodon.social 2026-07-29 20:31

@julieofthespirits@kolektiva.social AI BROS: AI will cure cancer! ALSO AI BROS: ...You know, now that we've thought about it, we'd be happier spending that money on our datacenter buildout.

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@gary_alderson@infosec.exchange 2026-07-30 01:10

@julieofthespirits@kolektiva.social they kill anything remotely good, this is not new but the tech is out in the wild now

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@OliviaVespera@spacey.space 2026-07-29 20:36

@julieofthespirits@kolektiva.social this was the one thought.

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@thrilway@kolektiva.social 2026-07-29 20:40

@julieofthespirits@kolektiva.social AlphaFold had at least 2 strikes against it: (1) It does something of value and (2) It's not an LLM. ((1) and (2) are probably related)

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@failedLyndonLaRouchite@mas.to 2026-07-29 21:23

@julieofthespirits@kolektiva.social i have a PhD in biochem and i can't actually believe that alphafold will be shut down, or that if it is, it is cause we now have other programs that are equivalent

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@glencoe@jorts.horse 2026-07-29 21:23

@julieofthespirits@kolektiva.social google: the graveyard of good ideas

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