{"id":20699,"date":"2026-10-07T12:13:58","date_gmt":"2026-10-07T12:13:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.theck1.no\/?p=20699"},"modified":"2026-10-07T12:13:58","modified_gmt":"2026-10-07T12:13:58","slug":"google-deepmind-gives-ai-designed-proteins-a-watermark","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.theck1.no\/?p=20699","title":{"rendered":"Google DeepMind Gives AI-Designed Proteins a Watermark"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"margin:0 0 1em; padding:0.6em 0.9em; border:1px solid #d0d7de; border-radius:6px; background:#f6f8fa; color:#444; font-size:0.9em;\"><strong>AI-rewritten:<\/strong> This is a summary of an article from Singularity Hub, rewritten by AI (Qwen, running locally) to make it easier to read. The facts come from the original article &ndash; read it for the full story.<\/p>\n<div style=\"margin-bottom:1em; color:#666; font-size:0.9em;\"><strong>Singularity Hub &bull; Shelly Fan &bull; October 5, 2026<\/strong><\/div>\n<hr\/>\n<p>Google DeepMind has developed a new method called SynthID Bio to label proteins created by artificial intelligence. This system works similarly to existing tools that mark AI-generated text, images, and video. Instead of adding a visible stamp, the technology subtly alters design choices during the creation process. These tiny adjustments create a statistical signature that detectors can identify, allowing scientists to distinguish between naturally occurring proteins and those designed by machines.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>James Diggans from Twist Bioscience noted that DNA synthesis companies play a vital role in scaling this innovation responsibly. However, not all experts support the approach. Oliver Crook at the University of Oxford warned that adding watermarks could introduce unnecessary complexity for researchers working on non-sensitive projects. DeepMind acknowledges these challenges and aims to start a broader conversation about balancing safety with scientific freedom.<\/p>\n<p>Current biosecurity measures struggle to detect entirely new proteins because they often differ significantly from known sequences. AI tools can also tweak genetic blueprints to evade existing filters. SynthID Bio addresses this by embedding the signal directly into the protein structure itself, ensuring it remains functional while carrying an invisible tag. The team has tested the system on various targets, including immune regulators and viral proteins, confirming that watermarked versions perform as well as unwatermarked ones.<\/p>\n<div style=\"margin-top:2em; padding:1em; border-left:4px solid #0073aa; background:#f5f7fa;\">\n<p style=\"margin:0;\"><strong>Source:<\/strong> Singularity Hub &bull; Shelly Fan &bull; October 5, 2026<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0.5em 0 0;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/singularityhub.com\/2026\/10\/05\/google-deepmind-gives-ai-designed-proteins-a-watermark\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read the original article at Singularity Hub &rarr;<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>AI-rewritten: This is a summary of an article from Singularity Hub, rewritten by AI (Qwen, running locally) to make it easier to read. The facts come from the original article &ndash; read it for the full story. Singularity Hub &bull; Shelly Fan &bull; October 5, 2026 Google DeepMind has developed a new method called SynthID<\/p>\n<p class=\"more-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/news.theck1.no\/?p=20699\" class=\"themebutton2\">READ MORE<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-20699","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-positive-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.theck1.no\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20699","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.theck1.no\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.theck1.no\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.theck1.no\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.theck1.no\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=20699"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/news.theck1.no\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20699\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.theck1.no\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=20699"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.theck1.no\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=20699"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.theck1.no\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=20699"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}