#boltz — Public Fediverse posts

Quando Google ha chiuso la porta, tre studenti del MIT hanno forzato la serratura

Quando Google ha bloccato #AlphaFold 3 dietro restrizioni commerciali, tre dottorandi del MIT lo hanno ricostruito in quattro mesi. Ora #Boltz ha 28 milioni di dollari, una partnership con Pfizer e la scommessa che l'open source possa conquistare l'infrastruttura per la scoperta di farmaci.

https://www.implicator.ai/when-google-locked-the-door-three-mit-students-picked-the-lock/

@scienza

The first two versions of Google's #AlphaFold software (to predict protein folding) were #OpenSource, including the one that earned its developers the 2024 Nobel Prize in #chemistry. There were no restrictions on commercial use. But the third and most recent version blocks free commercial use, and is poised to earn $100+ billion from partnerships with #pharma companies. Then three MIT students reverse-engineered AlphaFold 3 and released their OSS model, called #Boltz, with no restrictions on commercial reuse. Like Red Hat, the Boltz team is making good money selling services while leaving the software free and open.
https://www.implicator.ai/when-google-locked-the-door-three-mit-students-picked-the-lock/