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Alphafold did 200 million 3D proteins in weeks - that are on a FREE database. This is 'centuries' of research saved. QED

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That example falls under the transformed job header, Donald. So far nobody's not hiring biochemists etc. because of it. But it empowers the scientists.

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Love the John Henry reference!

I am pretty close to giving up on trying to make sense of surveys about AI use. Digging in on any of them is usually quite disappointing. and most of it is less than useless.

As you say, the picture is in flux, but there is little clarity about actual AI use outside of what I can see with my own eyeballs.

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I'm surprised we're not seeing more of the John Henry myth.

Research - heck, objective reality of use is really hard to pin down. At least the software can be assessed.

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