OpenAI shows ChatGPT and Codex speeding antibiotic discovery: 5-year work in hours
OpenAI · youtube · 2026-09-10
OpenAI's video series spotlights the de la Fuente Lab, which uses ChatGPT and Codex to mine the genetic code of living and extinct organisms — including woolly mammoths and snake venom — for promising antibiotic molecules.
- Bacterial antimicrobial resistance (AMR) kills roughly 5 million people a year, expected to double by 2050
- Work that traditionally takes five to six years can now be done in hours
- The piece doubles as OpenAI showcasing ChatGPT/Codex for AI-for-Science use cases
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