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> On 14 May 2024, at 10:54, Frank von Delft > <[email protected]> wrote: > > What we really need is a tweet from Nature, declaring their embarrassment at > having been suckered into becoming DeepMind's advertising arm. > > > On 14/05/2024 01:56, Paul Adams wrote: >> >> The letter may have had (or helped have) an impact already: >> >> On X today from Pushmeet Kohli @ DeepMind >> >> "We love the excitement & results from the community on AlphaFold 3 and are >> doubling the AF Server daily job limit to 20. Happy to also share that we're >> working on releasing the AF3 model (incl weights) for academic use, which >> doesn’t depend on our research infra, within 6 months". >> >> >>> On May 13, 2024, at 11:11 AM, Wankowicz, Stephanie >>> <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> If it does what it claims – incredibly impressive. The issue we have is >>> there is no way to verify or validate the claims it is making. >>> >>> The letter is a call and start of a conversation about how the >>> ever-changing landscape of communication and publication of science should >>> be. >>> >>> -Stephanie Wankowicz >>> From: CCP4 bulletin board <[email protected]> on behalf of Krieger, >>> James M <[email protected]> >>> Sent: Monday, May 13, 2024 10:22 AM >>> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> >>> Subject: Re: [ccp4bb] Fwd: AlphaFold3 Transparency and Reproducibility >>> >>> This Message Is From an External Sender >>> This message came from outside your organization. >>> It definitely is impressive but it also has clear limitations >>> >>>> On 13 May 2024, at 15:22, Sylvia Fanucchi >>>> <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> You don't often get email from >>>> [email protected]. Learn why this is important >>>> >>>> Is it just me who is really impressed by it? Am I missing something? >>>> >>>> Get Outlook for Android >>>> From: CCP4 bulletin board <[email protected]> on behalf of Rafael >>>> Marques <[email protected]> >>>> Sent: Monday, May 13, 2024 3:13:16 PM >>>> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> >>>> Subject: Re: [ccp4bb] Fwd: AlphaFold3 Transparency and Reproducibility >>>> >>>> I tried it yesterday and I was really shocked by how fast it is. When I >>>> was preparing to submit my second job, the first one was already finished, >>>> which made me think that I was definitely doing something wrong. Probably >>>> I was... >>>> >>>> Best wishes >>>> >>>> Rafael Marques >>>> >>>> >>>> On 13 May 2024 09:53, Harry Powell >>>> <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> Hi folks >>>> >>>> This arrived in my inbox this morning, and I believe that it may provoke >>>> some discussion… >>>> >>>> Wikipedia tells me: στέργει γὰρ οὐδεὶς ἄγγελον κακῶν ἐπῶν >>>> >>>> Best wishes! >>>> >>>> Harry >>>> >>>> > From: Stephanie Wankowicz <[email protected]> >>>> > Sent: Saturday, May 11, 2024 3:31 PM >>>> > To: James Fraser <[email protected]>; Pedro Beltrao >>>> > <[email protected]>; Benjamin Cravatt <[email protected]>; Roland >>>> > Dunbrack <[email protected]>; Anthony Gitter >>>> > <[email protected]>; Kresten Lindorff-Larsen <[email protected]>; >>>> > Sergey Ovchinnikov <[email protected]>; Polizzi, Nicholas F. >>>> > <[email protected]>; Brian Shoichet >>>> > <[email protected]> >>>> > Subject: AlphaFold3 Transparency and Reproducibility >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > This email from [email protected] originates from outside >>>> > Imperial. Do not click on links and attachments unless you recognise the >>>> > sender. If you trust the sender, add them to your safe senders list >>>> > <https://spam.ic.ac.uk/SpamConsole/Senders.aspx> to disable email >>>> > stamping for this address. >>>> > >>>> > Hello, >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > As many of you, we were incredibly disappointed with the lack of code >>>> > or even executables accompanying the publication of AlphaFold3 in >>>> > Nature. AlphaFold3 was released without the means to test and use the >>>> > software in a high-throughput manner. This does not align with the >>>> > principles of scientific research, which rely on the ability of the >>>> > community to evaluate, use, and build upon existing work. >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > We have written a letter, which will be posted on Zenodo and >>>> > submitted as a Letter to the Editor in the coming days. >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > Please see the entire letter here. >>>> > <https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf6ioZPbxiDZy5h4qxo-bHa0XOTOxEYHObht0SX8EgwfPHY_g/viewform?usp=sf_link> >>>> > If you want to endorse this letter, please fill out your name, >>>> > affiliation, and email in the form. >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > Additionally, a PDF version of the letter can be found here >>>> > <https://drive.google.com/file/d/1u1D3KzsllpI_6I0drA9RdIiENd9EK1Hz/view?usp=sharing>. >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > Thank you, >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > Stephanie Wankowicz, UCSF >>>> > >>>> > Pedro Beltrao, ETH >>>> > Benjamin Cravatt, Scripps >>>> > Roland Dunbrack, FCCC >>>> > Anthony Gitter, UW Madison >>>> > Kresten Lindorff-Larsen, Copenhagen >>>> > Sergey Ovchinnikov, MIT >>>> > Nicholas Polizzi, DFCI/HMS >>>> > Brian Shoichet, UCSF >>>> > James Fraser, UCSF >>>> > >>>> > >>>> >>>> ######################################################################## >>>> >>>> To unsubscribe from the CCP4BB list, click the following link: >>>> https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/WA-JISC.exe?SUBED1=CCP4BB&A=1 >>>> >>>> This message was issued to members of www.jiscmail.ac.uk/CCP4BB, a mailing >>>> list hosted by www.jiscmail.ac.uk, terms & conditions are available at >>>> https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/policyandsecurity/ >>>> >>>> >>>> To unsubscribe from the CCP4BB list, click the following link: >>>> https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/WA-JISC.exe?SUBED1=CCP4BB&A=1 >>>> This communication is intended for the addressee only. 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