The 2023 Nobel Prize in Chemistry was awarded to DeepMind's CEO Demis Hassabis and John Jumper for their work on the AlphaFold2 AI model, which predicts protein structures.
The Nobel Committee highlighted the significant scientific applications of AlphaFold2, particularly in understanding antibiotic resistance and developing enzymes that can degrade plastics.
Heiner Linke, chair of the Nobel Chemistry Committee, emphasized that one discovery is about constructing remarkable proteins, while the other achieves a 50-year-old goal of predicting structures from sequences.
The developments in AI technology have transformed what was once tedious research into processes that can be completed in mere minutes, marking a significant advancement in the field.
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