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Here is what we have Today:

• 🤖 Robot learns surgery by watching videos.

• 🧬 AI scientists crack COVID challenge.

• 👓 Chinese AI glasses see food calories.

• 💻 AI that books your travel and writes your code.

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🏥 AI Robot Surgeons Become Reality

Johns Hopkins researchers trained a surgical robot to perform complex medical procedures by watching and learning from videos of human surgeons in action.

How did the robot learn?

• Watched hundreds of surgical videos from da Vinci robot wrist cameras

• Used a new imitation learning approach

• Combined ChatGPT-style architecture with kinematics

• Learned to "speak surgery" through mathematical movements

What can it do?

• Performs needle manipulation with human-level precision

• Executes tissue lifting and suturing tasks

• Shows unexpected adaptability (like retrieving dropped needles)

• Operates the da Vinci Surgical System effectively

How skilled is it?

• Matches human surgeon performance levels

• Demonstrates abilities it wasn't explicitly programmed for

• Shows adaptability in unexpected situations

Why is this important?

• Could revolutionize surgical training and procedures

• Parallels the impact of LLMs in AI development

• Enables rapid learning of new procedures

• Eliminates need for procedure-specific programming

What's next?

• Potential expansion to more complex surgeries

• Further development of AI-driven surgical capabilities

• Integration into medical training and procedures

This breakthrough could transform surgical practices, making advanced procedures more accessible and standardized across healthcare.

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• Azeron has upgraded there gaming controller called the cyborg 2 — made like the palm of your hands with the joystick located near the thumb — designed to be comfortable for the user who intends to play video games or type using it as a keyboard for extended hours.

• OpenAI is gearing up to launch a new AI agent, codenamed "Operator," designed to automate tasks like writing code and booking travel on behalf of users. Scheduled for release in January as a research preview and API for developers,

• Stanford researchers just introduced the Virtual Lab, an AI research platform where specialized AI agents ith distinct specialties (immunologist, ML specialist, computational biologist) coordinated by an AI Principal Investigator collaborate with human scientists to tackle complex scientific challenges — successfully designing and validating new nanobodies against recent COVID variants.

• Formation Bio, OpenAI, and Sanofi unveiled Muse, an AI system that drastically accelerates clinical trial recruitment, with Sanofi already implementing it in Phase 3 trials to streamline drug development timelines.

• DeepL introduced Voice, a real-time translation service supporting 13 spoken languages and 33 written languages, initially focusing on text-based output for Teams meetings and in-person conversations.

• Baidu unveiled its Xiaodu AI glasses powered by Baidu's Ernie AI model, the first to connect with a native Chinese language model, set for launch in early 2025 — allow users to track calories, ask questions, play music, and record videos—all through voice commands.

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