Sources: Google DeepMind has reassigned the majority of the original authors of the AlphaFold papers; about a quarter of the papers' full-time authors have left (Madhumita Murgia/Financial Times)
DeepMind’s AlphaFold group has largely been broken up as the lab shifts toward broader AI-for-science systems.
Techmeme’s note says the Financial Times reported that most original AlphaFold paper authors were reassigned over the past year, while nearly a quarter of the full-time authors have left. The item frames the move as the landmark protein-folding project giving way to a wider push for AI systems aimed at scientific discovery. Related coverage listed by Techmeme described the change as a reshuffle or dismantling of the AlphaFold team. Techmeme's note
Techmeme’s note says the Financial Times reported that most original AlphaFold paper authors were reassigned over the past year, while nearly a quarter of the full-time authors have left. The item frames the move as the landmark protein-folding project giving way to a wider push for AI systems aimed at scientific discovery. Related coverage listed by Techmeme described the change as a reshuffle or dismantling of the AlphaFold team. Techmeme's note
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