AI to Cure All Diseases in 10 Years AlphaFold’s Billion-Year Leap
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AI is revolutionizing biology by decoding life through protein structure analysis. DeepMind’s AlphaFold has achieved significant breakthroughs by predicting 3D structures of proteins that previously required years of research in mere seconds. However, AlphaFold faces limitations due to a depletion of publicly available training data. In response, a consortium of pharmaceutical companies is forming to address this gap. Some scientists argue that if AI can potentially cure diseases, the data used in drug development should be made publicly available post-development to promote transparency and enhance research in the field.