AI Solves a Decade-Old Superbug Mystery in Just Two Days

A complex scientific problem that took microbiologists a decade to unravel has been cracked in just 48 hours by an advanced artificial intelligence (AI) system developed by Google.

A Decade of Research Solved in 48 Hours

In what many are calling a revolutionary moment for science, researchers at Imperial College London were somewhat stunned when Google’s AI tool, aptly named ‘co-scientist’, managed to solve a mystery that had challenged microbiologists for ten years. The team, led by Professor José R. Penadés, had dedicated years to investigating how superbugs (bacteria resistant to multiple antibiotics) developed their dangerous immunity.