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Remote surgery in orbit.

Earth-bound surgeons remotely controlled a small robot aboard the International Space Station over the weekend, conducting the first-ever such surgery in orbit—albeit on rubber bands.

The experiment, deemed a “huge success” by the participants, represents a new step in the development of space surgery, which could become necessary to treat medical emergencies during multi-year manned voyages, such as to Mars.

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More than 4,500 heart transplants were performed in the U.S. in 2023. While the lifesaving operation improves the quality of life and longevity for most recipients, organ rejection remains a risk, with acute rejection occurring in up to 32% of recipients within the first year.

A team of researchers from Emory University, Case Western Reserve University and the University of Pennsylvania developed artificial intelligence tools to examine cardiac biopsy images to improve the prediction of rejection, helping to ensure patients receive the best possible post-transplant treatment.

Currently, clinicians rely on histologic grading of cardiac biopsies to diagnose acute rejection. However, there are limitations to the method, which assigns International Society of Heart and Lung Transplantation (ISHLT) histologic grades corresponding to no, mild, moderate and severe rejection.

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Dive into the world of Sora, OpenAI’s transformative AI, through our demonstration of its power to turn text prompts into rich videos. See the evolution of content creation and unlock the limitless potential with Sora’s advanced technology. More: https://retrofuturista.com/openai-sora/

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We’re teaching #AII to understand and simulate the physical world in #motion, with the goal of training models that help people solve problems that require real-world interaction.

We’re teaching AI to understand and simulate the physical world in motion, with the goal of training models that help people solve problems that require real-world interaction.

Introducing Sora, our text-to-video model. Sora can generate videos up to a minute long while maintaining visual quality and adherence to the user’s prompt.

An expert highlights how generative #AI could distribute #productivity gains across multiple social sectors and act as a balance wheel for wider society.

OpenAI is looking to hire an “insider risk investigator” to “fortify our organization against internal security threats.”

According to the company’s job listing, first spotted by MSPowerUser, the gumshoe is supposed to help the company safeguard its assets by “analyzing anomalous activities, promoting a secure culture, and interacting with various departments to mitigate risks.” Per the Wayback Machine, the job listing has been up since mid-January.

“You’ll play a crucial role in safeguarding OpenAI’s assets by analyzing anomalous activities, promoting a secure culture, and interacting with various departments to mitigate risks,” the listing reads. “Your expertise will be instrumental in protecting OpenAI against internal risks, thereby contributing to the broader societal benefits of artificial intelligence.”

The next-generation AI model from Google excels at processing large amounts of information per one query, such as 30,000 lines of code or over 700,000 words of text.

Independent of the smart-corridor project, two major companies behind self-driving big rig technology told KXAN they plan to remove safety drivers and go completely driverless by the end of the year.

A spokesperson for the California-based company Kodiak Robotics told KXAN it started operating self-driving big rigs on routes around Texas in 2019, always with backup safety drivers.

In that time, “the bulk of Kodiak’s deliveries have been between our Dallas operations hub and Houston, Austin, San Antonio, Oklahoma City, and Atlanta,” Kodiak spokesman Daniel Goff said.

Plural and Hummingbird are leading the funding round for the startup that aims to address a major contributor to housing shortfalls in Europe.