# Hugging Face releases Carbon-X, an open-source model for chatting with DNA

> Original title: Hugging Face’s New AI Biology Model Lets You Chat With DNA

- Source: Wired · AI
- Published: 2026-10-22T10:00:00.000Z
- Bad Influence: https://badinfluence.news/items/aontxah3x0jhhx27ps92en6on
- Original: https://www.wired.com/story/hugging-face-new-ai-biology-model-chat-with-dna/

## Summary

Hugging Face released Carbon-X, an open-source model that answers natural-language questions about DNA, developed with researchers at Zhongguancun Academy and the University of Naples Federico II. The 14-billion-parameter model can run locally on a laptop, so no data goes to Hugging Face or another company. The developers say they have not yet validated its predictions in wet lab experiments.