AI Revolution: DeepMind's AlphaFold Solves Protein Folding Puzzle

• DeepMind's AI, AlphaFold, has solved a key part of the protein folding puzzle, a breakthrough in biology.
• The AI was trained on over 136,000 structures in the protein Data Bank.
• AlphaFold's predictions in the biannual Critical Assessment of Structure Prediction (CASP) challenge scored 90 or higher.
• The AI's success has opened the door to a new era of biology, with potential applications in medicine, energy, and sustainability.
• In 2024, David Baker, John Jumper, and Demis Hassabis won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for their work related to protein structure prediction and design.

Source: Quanta Magazine