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Google AI scientists win Nobel Prize in chemistry
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TL;DR
- The Nobel Prize in chemistry was awarded to Demis Hassabis, John Jumper, and David Baker.
- Hassabis and Jumper, from Google DeepMind, created the AlphaFold2 AI model for predicting protein structures.
- AlphaFold2 has predicted the structures of approximately 200 million identified proteins.
- David Baker was recognized for his work in computational protein design, creating novel proteins for pharmaceuticals, vaccines, and nanomaterials.
- The Nobel committee stated that these discoveries open up 'vast possibilities' in scientific applications, including understanding antibiotic resistance and developing plastic-degrading enzymes.
- The development of AI technology is noted as significant, with Nobel Prizes also awarded in physics for foundational AI work.