Re:AlphaFold developers win $3M breakthrough prize
by misnome on Thursday September 22, 2022 @09:03PM
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> I don't think AlphaFold would get to this level of funding, resource commitment, etc. if it was adding 0 value
They didn't say that it added zero value, that's entirely you. They said that it doesn't solve the problem on its' own, which is true.
Re:AlphaFold developers win $3M breakthrough prize
by m00x on Friday September 23, 2022 @12:06AM
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The computer doesn't solve problems on its own, but it is objectively a breakthrough technology. It's pretty clear that AlphaFold is a phenomenal innovation.
Re:AlphaFold developers win $3M breakthrough prize
by mnd999 on Friday September 23, 2022 @02:30AM
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Copilot adds value to Gitlab if that’s what you mean.
Re:AlphaFold developers win $3M breakthrough prize
by falcor84 on Friday September 23, 2022 @06:44AM
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Did you mean "GitHub", or did I miss the joke?
Re:AlphaFold developers win $3M breakthrough prize
by mnd999 on Friday September 23, 2022 @12:37PM
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Yeah, you missed it.
GitHub ripping off everyone’s code to build copilot has caused a small (not as big as it should have been imho) exodus of open source projects to Gitlab and others.
I still don’t see how it’s a good idea to import unknown code with unknown licenses into your project, but apparently if copilot does it it’s okay.
Many engineers will say it doesn't code. It just regurgitates and remixes the data it was trained on. It just makes "meta-heuristic guesses."
But anyone taking an honest and objective view of it can see that Copilot does add value. It's no substitute for a real, human, engineer, but it clearly adds value.
I don't think AlphaFold would get to this level of funding, resource commitment, etc. if it was adding 0 value.
Being a domain expert, I'm curious what value, if any, you think a large transformer model could add to the domain of protein folding. Is it really zero value, in your view?