Claim · 2022-07-28 · publication · Stated in source · Supported

DeepMind's 28 July 2022 post states that before releasing AlphaFold it "sought input from more than 30 experts across biology research, security, ethics and safety".

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AlphaFold reveals the structure of the protein universe → states provision → Stated pre-release consultation of more than 30 experts, including on security

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AlphaFold reveals the structure of the protein universestates provision ↓Stated pre-release consultation of more than 30 experts, including on security

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Provision: Statement · provision ID labs-dm-alphafold-consultation-2022
Date: 2022-07-28 · publication Records dated 2022 →

Scope and limitsThe developer's account of its release process; the experts, their advice and its effect are not stated. Biosecurity governance of biological AI models is recorded with the AI and biosecurity records.

The evidence 01

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AlphaFold reveals the structure of the protein universe

Google DeepMind (originally DeepMind) · 2022-07-28

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“Before releasing AlphaFold, in line with our careful approach to pioneering responsibly, we sought input from more than 30 experts across biology research, security, ethics and safety”

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Machine-checked · 2026-10-30

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Authors: Demis Hassabis
Version: Retrieved for the candidate pack on 2026-10-30 (SHA-256 11df5984b10935051b790457d3975da15afa9a7aa88260c5d5625b9156624ed6). deepmind.google blog page as served on 2026-10-30, dated July 28, 2022 (dateModified 2026-07-07). Its wording can change; earlier wording is not authenticated.
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Accessed: 2026-10-30
Language: English (en)
Attribution: Demis Hassabis, “AlphaFold reveals the structure of the protein universe”, 2022-07-28.
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Check notes: Candidate pack passage, AI in biology (research/ai-in-biology). The quotation (27 words) matched the text retrieved for the candidate pack on 2026-10-30. Matching ignored differences of whitespace, case, quotation marks, dashes and Unicode compatibility forms, so the source’s typography can differ. No human editorial review.

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Record ID aib-labs-dm-alphafold-consultation-2022