AI and bio-weapons

Researchers say they have made the first viruses designed by artificial intelligence. If it is possible to tailor-make bacteriophages that target specific bacteria, we may be getting a major new weapon in the struggle against antibiotic resistance.

The overuse of antibiotic medicines gives bacteria endless opportunities to evolve into new, more antibiotic-resistant forms, and AI may help that fight, writes Gwynne Dyer.Photograph courtesy of Pexels

Opinion

BY GWYNNE DYER

August 10, 2026

LONDON, U.K.— Artificial intelligence based on large language models is shaping up to be the most efficient destroyer of value since the South Sea Bubble. After the crash, some specific functions of AI will eventually turn out to be genuinely revenue-generating, and a lot ...

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