AlphaFold, the artificial‑intelligence system created by DeepMind, has moved from early work on games to becoming a cornerstone of modern biology. Its breakthrough version, AlphaFold2, achieved atomic‑level protein structure predictions, leading to a public database that now holds predictions for the entire known protein universe. Researchers worldwide—millions in hundreds of countries—use the resource daily, and the technology continues to expand into DNA, RNA and drug design through AlphaFold 3. While the system faces challenges such as hallucinations in disordered regions, DeepMind is pairing generative models with rigorous verification and developing multi‑agent AI co‑scientists to further accelerate discovery. Read more →