{"slug": "scientists-are-using-ai-and-viruses-to-help-defeat-superbugs", "title": "Scientists Are Using AI And Viruses To Help Defeat Superbugs", "summary": "Scientists are using AI and viruses to combat antibiotic-resistant superbugs, with deep learning models helping to build customized phages. The approach leverages AI to design phages that can target and kill resistant bacteria, offering a potential new defense against a growing public health threat.", "body_md": "# Scientists Are Using AI And Viruses To Help Defeat Superbugs\n\nBy Dr. Sai Balasubramanian, M.D., J.D., ContributorSource:\n\n[Forbes Innovation](https://www.forbes.com/innovation/)[Deep learning](/glossary/deep-learning)models can help scientists build customized phages.\n\nGet AI news in your inbox\n\nDaily digest of what matters in AI.", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/scientists-are-using-ai-and-viruses-to-help-defeat-superbugs", "canonical_source": "https://www.machinebrief.com/news/scientists-are-using-ai-and-viruses-to-help-defeat-superbugs-asdu", "published_at": "2026-08-30 13:30:00+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-08-30 14:52:33.623770+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["artificial-intelligence", "machine-learning"], "entities": ["Forbes"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/scientists-are-using-ai-and-viruses-to-help-defeat-superbugs", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/scientists-are-using-ai-and-viruses-to-help-defeat-superbugs.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/scientists-are-using-ai-and-viruses-to-help-defeat-superbugs.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/scientists-are-using-ai-and-viruses-to-help-defeat-superbugs.jsonld"}}