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DeepMind Disbands AlphaFold Team, Pivots to Gemini

Google DeepMind has disbanded its AlphaFold team, which developed the AI system that predicted protein structures for nearly all known proteins, and will pivot its focus to the Gemini large language model. The move, reported by Wired, reassigns AlphaFold researchers to other projects, raising concerns about the future of AI-driven drug discovery and scientific research.

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DeepMind Disbands AlphaFold Team, Pivots to Gemini
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