Scientists Create Synthetic Viruses Using AI Models
科學家利用人工智慧模型製造合成病毒
更新於: 2026年8月8日 上午03:30
In a groundbreaking study from August 2026, researchers at Stanford University and the Arc Institute successfully used generative AI to design functional viral genomes.
在2026年8月一項突破性的研究中，史丹佛大學與Arc研究院的研究人員成功利用生成式AI設計出具備功能性的病毒基因組。
By utilizing 'genome language models' called Evo1 and Evo2, scientists trained the software on vast amounts of genetic data to understand the 'grammar' of DNA.
透過運用稱為Evo1與Evo2的「基因組語言模型」，科學家訓練軟體分析龐大的遺傳數據，藉此理解DNA的「語法」。
From hundreds of thousands of AI-generated designs, they synthesized 300 in a laboratory, discovering that 16 were fully functional.
他們從數十萬個AI生成的設計中，在實驗室合成了300個樣本，並發現其中16個具備完整功能。
The team successfully used a 'cocktail' of these AI-created phages to eliminate antibiotic-resistant E. coli, highlighting the potential for new medical therapies.
團隊成功利用這些AI製造的噬菌體「雞尾酒療法」消滅了具抗藥性的大腸桿菌，凸顯了新醫療療法的潛力。
While the researchers excluded human and plant pathogens from their training sets to ensure safety, experts worry that similar models could theoretically be used to create harmful bioweapons.
雖然研究人員在訓練集中排除了人類與植物病原體以確保安全，但專家仍擔憂類似模型理論上可能被用來製造有害的生物武器。
