AI's Impact on Science: From Protein Invention to Tackling Scientific Challenges

DeepMind's AlphaFold AI, which accurately predicts protein structures, has had a significant impact on the field of biology and drug discovery. The AlphaFold Protein Structure Database has been used by over 1.2 million researchers worldwide, and adoption rates are increasing rapidly. DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis believes that AlphaFold has had the most beneficial effects in AI so far, with numerous Nobel Prize-winning biologists and chemists utilizing the technology. While AlphaFold has already made important contributions, the team acknowledges that there are still many unsolved problems in protein research. DeepMind continues to invest in AlphaFold and aims to see more real-world applications in the coming years.