google-deepmind/alphafold
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Open source code for AlphaFold 2.
14 mentions on Hacker News by 12 people: 1 story, 13 comments · first 2021-07-15 · latest 2025-12-15
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…multiple steps, it is a highly unique architecture and approach. AlphaFold models also used TPUs: https://github.com/google-deepmind/alphafold/issues/31#issue... EDIT: Also annoying is the usual bullshit about "attention" being some kind…
comment by D-Machine · 2025-12-15 · in Why proteins fold and how GPUs help us fold -
Yes https://github.com/google-deepmind/alphafold/issues/31#issue... . This article is garbage and makes many incorrect claims, and it is clearly AI-generated. E.g. the claim that "AlphaFold doesn't simulate physics. It recognizes patterns…
comment by D-Machine · 2025-12-15 · in Why proteins fold and how GPUs help us fold -
…and the parameters for AlphaFold V3 are only given to certain groups for non-commercial use: https://github.com/google-deepmind/alphafold3?tab=readme-ov-... However, it seems like anyone can download the parameters for AlphaFold V2:…
comment by tripplyons · 2025-09-26 · in SimpleFold: Folding proteins is simpler than you think -
…builds on a neighbor graph-structured transformer [5] 1. https://github.com/facebookresearch/esm 2. https://github.com/deepmind/alphafold 3. https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2022.12.09.519842v2 4.…
comment by lysozyme · 2023-03-31 · in RFdiffusion: Diffusion model generates protein backbones -
…and are competitive with DeepMind now. it seems obvious this was going to happen, because https://github.com/deepmind/alphafold
comment by gfodor · 2022-07-28 · in AlphaFold reveals the structure of the protein universe -
incorrect, they modified the license so it can be used for commercial use - https://github.com/deepmind/alphafold/commit/8173117130e6df8...
comment by lucidrains · 2022-04-13 · in What's next for AlphaFold and the AI protein-folding revolution -
One of the follow-ups points to https://github.com/deepmind/alphafold/issues/14#issuecomment... which comments "Hi, we have recently changed the license terms for the AlphaFold weights to CC BY 4.0, which permits commercial use", from 4…
comment by eesmith · 2022-01-23 · in The impact that AlphaFold is already having on speeding up drug discovery -
…The GitHub network/dependents view currently lists one repo that depends upon deepmind/alphafold: https://github.com/deepmind/alphafold/network/dependents (Linked citations for science: How to cite a schema:SoftwareApplication in a…
comment by westurner · 2021-09-14 · in AlphaGo documentary (2020) [video] -
…Is there yet an open implementation of AlphaFold 2? edit: https://github.com/search?q=alphafold ... https://github.com/deepmind/alphafold How do I reframe this problem in terms of fundamental algorithmic complexity classes (and thus the…
comment by westurner · 2021-09-12 · in AlphaGo documentary (2020) [video] -
…away everything for free Which is what DeepMind has done with the AlphaFold code (Apache licensed https://github.com/deepmind/alphafold ) and published model predictions (CC licensed at https://alphafold.ebi.ac.uk/ ). I guess they could…
comment by shmageggy · 2021-09-04 · in OpenAI Sold its Soul for $1B -
Apache 2.0 https://github.com/deepmind/alphafold/blob/main/LICENSE
comment by kevincox · 2021-07-20 · in AlphaFold 2 is here: what’s behind the structure prediction miracle -
https://github.com/deepmind/alphafold
comment by swazzy · 2021-07-20 · in AlphaFold 2 is here: what’s behind the structure prediction miracle -
Well, AlphaFold 2 generates MSA by invoking things in Python: https://github.com/deepmind/alphafold/blob/main/alphafold/da... . So the article is actually mistaken on this point.
comment by sanxiyn · 2021-07-20 · in AlphaFold 2 is here: what’s behind the structure prediction miracle