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🩺 AI PREDICTING BREAST CANCER 5 YEARS EARLY 

MIT researchers have developed an AI model that can detect breast cancer up to 5 years before clinical diagnosis, potentially revolutionizing early intervention.

How does this AI work?

• Analyzes chromatin images from tissue samples

• Identifies 8 distinct cell states in ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS)

• Considers cellular composition and spatial arrangement

• Uses a convolutional variational autoencoder to learn from simple chromatin staining images

What makes this AI special?

• Detects cell states associated with invasive cancer in seemingly normal tissue

• Uses more cost-effective and accessible methods compared to complex sequencing techniques

• Provides a potential 5-year head start on diagnosis and treatment

Why is this important?

• Current 5-year survival rates for breast cancer are about 90% when detected early

• Earlier detection could significantly improve patient outcomes

• Demonstrates AI's potential to transform medical practice and patient care

What's the bigger picture?

• AI is poised to impact healthcare beyond just cancer detection

• Potential applications include personalized treatment plans and drug discovery

• This breakthrough is part of a larger trend of AI transforming medicine

What's next?

• Further research and clinical trials to validate the AI's effectiveness

• Potential integration into standard medical practices

• Continued development of AI applications in other areas of healthcare

This advancement could mark a significant step forward in our ability to detect and treat breast cancer, showcasing the transformative potential of AI in healthcare.

Today`s Pick

• Activision open-sourced the 'Caldera' map from Call of Duty: Warzone, providing a comprehensive data set for academic use, AI training, and content generation research in the gaming industry.

• Meta is launching an AI Studio that let you create custom AI characters for Instagram, Messenger, and WhatsApp (US only). No tech skills are needed to build these characters—just prompting

• OpenAI is starting an alpha program with an experimental version of GPT-4o with a maximum of 64K output tokens. It’ll cost 20% more than the regular GPT-4o in the API.

• Perplexity introduced a "Publishers' Program" to share ad revenue with media partners, following recent plagiarism accusations and aiming to support quality journalism in the age of AI-powered search.

• SoundHound AI launched its Chat AI voice assistant with integrated ChatGPT in Alfa Romeo and Citroën vehicles across Europe, expanding its presence in Stellantis brands and offering enhanced conversational experiences for drivers.

• OpenAI has begun a limited rollout of its hotly anticipated ‘Advanced Voice Mode’ for paying ChatGPT Plus users, offering natural, real-time conversations and the ability for the AI to detect and respond to emotions

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META

🎥 META UNVEILS SAM 2: VIDEO AI BREAKTHROUGH

Meta introduced Segment Anything Model 2 (SAM 2), an advanced AI model that can identify and track objects across video frames in real-time.

What can it do?

• Extends image segmentation to video

• Handles challenges like fast movement and object occlusion

• Creates object cutouts in videos with just a few clicks

How can people try it?

Meta has released a free demo for users to experiment with SAM 2's capabilities.

Is it open-source?

• Yes, Meta is open-sourcing the SAM 2 model

• They're also releasing a large, annotated database of 50,000 training videos

What are the potential applications?

• Video editing

• Mixed reality experiences

• Scientific research

Why does this matter?

• Could simplify complex video editing tasks

• Continues Meta's strategy of open-sourcing major AI breakthroughs

• Follows last week's release of Llama 3.1, showing Meta's rapid AI development

What's next?

The impact of SAM 2 on video editing and mixed reality applications could be significant, potentially democratizing advanced video manipulation techniques.

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