“It’s all still hype at this point” implies this is vaporware when it’s a real thing that has solved one of the biggest roadblocks in microbiology. Your claim is analogous to lithium batteries, invented in 1976, taking 25+ years before completely DOMINATING the modern battery market. Science takes time to go from the research stage to mass market adoption. Level set your expectations.
It is being "used", yes, but to "great effect"? We don't see any "effects" yet - that's the whole point - we don't know yet whether the hype is justified. Time will tell.
Most of this is probably just marketing/partnerships. It's way too early to tell. The only way to tell whether Alphafold is truly a breakthrough is to wait and see if it passes the test of time.
You picked a convenient analogy. No one knew whether lithium batteries were going to be as useful as they were. Much additional testing and work was necessary to prove it. It COULD have failed. Same with Alpha Fold. Abandon your expectations.
