{"slug": "ai-nose-uses-smell-language-model-to-sniff-out-signs-of-disease", "title": "AI nose uses 'Smell Language Model' to sniff out signs of disease", "summary": "Researchers have developed an AI-powered 'Smell Language Model' that analyzes breath samples to detect signs of disease, potentially saving lives and reducing emergency room strain.", "body_md": "### MOST POPULAR\n\n[AI](https://beta.theregister.com/tag/ai)\n\n-\nAI AND ML\n\n#### AI nose uses 'Smell Language Model' to sniff out signs of disease\n\nSampling patients' breath may save lives and emergency room resources\n\n-\ncyber-crime\n\n#### Cyber offenses now account for around a third of all crime across Asia and South Pacific\n\nLatest Interpol review shows how scams continue to dominate, and AI-enabled attackers prove too hot to handle for cash-strapped regions\n\n-\nNetworkS\n\n#### Nvidia-backed optics vendor to boost wafer output by 4x to meet AI interconnect demand\n\nJensen can't risk semiconductor supply chains derailing the AI hype train\n\n-\nDEVOPS\n\n#### AWS hypes continuous agentic DevOps, puts Kiro in your pocket\n\nTrust is the biggest barrier to AI adoption, says AI chief, claiming that new features in Bedrock AgentCore will prevent bad outcomes\n\n-\nai + ml\n\n#### The new Siri makes one of Apple's most convenient OS features a cumbersome mess\n\nGoodbye, useful Spotlight; hello force-fed Apple intelligence bloatware that feels distressingly like Google AI Overviews\n\n[Infosec](https://beta.theregister.com/security)\n\n-\nSecurity\n\n#### Russians are posing as Signal support to launch phishing attacks\n\nPLUS: US takes down Iranian propaganda sites; Marketing company asks 'Why Do We Have Your Information?' And more!\n\n-\nSecurity\n\n#### Microsoft patches failed to fix on-prem SharePoint, which is now under zero-day attack\n\nPLUS: China upgrades smartphone surveillance tools; Ring eases anti-snooping stance; and more\n\n-\nBlack Hat and DEF CON\n\n#### DEF CON Franklin project enlists hackers to harden critical infrastructure\n\nVoting village reports have been so successful, says Jeff Moss, that the whole of DEF CON will now be included\n\n-\nSecurity\n\n#### EQT buys majority share in Swiss cybersecurity biz Acronis\n\nWent at equivalent of $3.5B+ valuation for entire firm, though portion sold not specified\n\n-\nMalware Month\n\n#### Ten years since the first corp ransomware, Mikko Hyppönen sees no end in sight\n\nOn the plus side, infosec's a good bet for a long, stable career\n\n[FOSS](https://beta.theregister.com/tag/FOSS)\n\n-\n#### France's digital sovereignty push is struggling to escape the Microsoft gravity well\n\nNextcloud rollout shows locally controlled storage is one thing; getting users off Office is quite another\n\n-\n#### History of CentOS: How a biochemist's Linux hobby project became the enterprise world's default operating system\n\nWhen a community came together after Red Hat said Windows was 'probably the right product'\n\n-\n#### Netflix wiz creates app to slash AI bills, then open sources it\n\nProject Headroom could save you big money, too\n\n-\n#### OpenBSD 7.9 arrives, a diamond in the rough proud of every sharp edge\n\nSixtieth release adds more cores, delayed hibernation, and basic Wi-Fi 6 without losing its ascetic streak\n\n-\n#### Fedora: Microsoft is all aboard, but Deepin is dumped\n\nRed Hat’s free distro loses a desktop, but makes an important new friend\n\n-\n#### LocalSend puts your sneakernet out of business\n\nLike AirDrop, minus the Apple lock-in", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/ai-nose-uses-smell-language-model-to-sniff-out-signs-of-disease", "canonical_source": "https://www.theregister.com/ai-and-ml/2026/06/18/ai-nose-uses-smell-language-model-to-sniff-out-signs-of-disease/5258190", "published_at": "2026-06-18 12:45:00+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-06-18 12:56:13.148034+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["artificial-intelligence", "machine-learning", "ai-research", "ai-products"], "entities": [], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/ai-nose-uses-smell-language-model-to-sniff-out-signs-of-disease", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/ai-nose-uses-smell-language-model-to-sniff-out-signs-of-disease.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/ai-nose-uses-smell-language-model-to-sniff-out-signs-of-disease.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/ai-nose-uses-smell-language-model-to-sniff-out-signs-of-disease.jsonld"}}