This is not yet an independent scientist, but a chain of specialised models, instruments and algorithms. The main frontier is a complete loop: hypothesis → experiment → verification → new hypothesis.
About this eventPredicting a protein's 3D structure from its amino-acid sequence approached experimental accuracy for a broad class of problems.
AlphaFold 2 did not replace structural biology, but it sharply shortened the route from a protein sequence to a plausible spatial hypothesis. Researchers gained a tool for prioritising experiments and mechanisms, not automatic proof of function or therapeutic effect.
Source: NatureAbout this eventAlphaFold DB published predictions for nearly every catalogued protein known to science. It accelerates research but does not replace experimental validation.
AlphaFold DB turned structure prediction from a specialised compute project into an accessible lookup layer for biologists. The database sharply narrows the hypothesis space, but a predicted structure does not establish function, interaction or therapeutic effect; those conclusions still require experiments.
Source: Google DeepMindAbout this eventGNoME proposed 2.2 million new crystal structures, including 380,000 potentially stable candidates. These are computational candidates, not finished materials.
About this eventThe robotic A-Lab planned syntheses, ran experiments and revised recipes, producing 36 of 57 target compounds.
About this eventThe model began predicting joint structures of proteins, DNA, RNA, small molecules and ions — a step from protein shape toward interaction mechanisms.
About this eventA model can propose thousands of candidates, but making a sample, measuring its properties and reproducing the result remain slow and expensive.
About this eventSelf-driving systems already optimise specific reactions and materials, but stay inside a predefined domain and still rely on people to set the objective.
About this eventStandard data formats and instrument interfaces are needed so models can transfer experience between setups and results can be reproduced.
About this eventAI formulates a novel hypothesis, chooses the decisive experiment and produces a result independently confirmed by other laboratories.
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