A new AI tool developed by Google, called "co-scientist," solved a decade-long microbiology problem in just two days. Professor José R Penadés and his team at Imperial College London had been studying how some superbugs become resistant to antibiotics. They hypothesized that superbugs can acquire viral "tails" that enable them to spread between species. Without prior knowledge of the team's unpublished research, the AI tool generated the same hypothesis, along with four additional plausible explanations, one of which the researchers had never considered. This breakthrough highlights AI's potential to revolutionize scientific research by accelerating discoveries. While some fear AI may replace jobs, Prof. Penadés views it as a powerful tool that will reshape science. https://www-bbc-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/www.bbc.com/news/articles/clyz6e9edy3o.amp