The first two versions of Google's
#AlphaFold software (to predict protein folding) were
#OpenSource, including the one that earned its developers the 2024 Nobel Prize in
#chemistry. There were no restrictions on commercial use. But the third and most recent version blocks free commercial use, and is poised to earn $100+ billion from partnerships with
#pharma companies. Then three MIT students reverse-engineered AlphaFold 3 and released their OSS model, called
#Boltz, with no restrictions on commercial reuse. Like Red Hat, the Boltz team is making good money selling services while leaving the software free and open.
https://www.implicator.ai/when-google-locked-the-door-three-mit-students-picked-the-lock/