FT: Google DeepMind is dismantling its Nobel-winning AlphaFold team
jiqizhixin · x · 2026-07-29
FT reports that Google DeepMind has dismantled the Nobel-winning AlphaFold team as part of a broader strategy shift.
The post does not include the full details of the reorganization, but the key point is that a flagship team behind one of DeepMind’s most celebrated scientific breakthroughs is being broken up rather than kept intact.
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