Deepmind has opened the code for Alphafold 3 and made it available on Github. However, the model weights are subject to a license that makes it impossible to make them available to all IDRIS users. https://github.com/google-deepmind/alphafold3/blob/main/WEIGHTS_TERMS_OF_USE.md

In fact, a number of people using IDRIS resources are not part of the academic world. We will contact Deepmind to see if it is possible, in our situation, to share the weights. While waiting for a response, we will follow the following procedure:

  • IDRIS installs the code so that it is accessible to all users.
  • Each person wishing to use Alphafold 3 must obtain permission from Deepmind through the following form https://forms.gle/svvpY4u2jsHEwWYS6 . Please note that the response may take up to 2 weeks.
  • The weights will need to be installed locally on the account of each person wishing to use Alphafold 3.

We have requested the model weights to be able to perform internal testing. Once these tests are completed, we will publish documentation on the site with all the steps to run Alphafold 3.