AI is going to save so many lives.

Researchers from MIT recently created an AI model that can detect breast cancer 5 years before it develops.

How it works:

→ The model analyzed chromatin images from 560 tissue samples (122 patients), identifying 8 distinct cell states across ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) stages.

→ It considers both cellular composition and spatial arrangement, revealing that tissue organization is crucial in predicting disease progression.

→ The AI uses a convolutional variational autoencoder to learn from simple chromatin staining images, which is cheaper and easier than complex sequencing.

→ Surprisingly, cell states associated with invasive cancer were detected even in seemingly normal tissue.

With current 5-year survival rates for breast cancer at ~90% when detected early, imagine the lives that could be saved with a 5-year head start on treatment.

The impact AI will have on healthcare within the next decade is likely far greater than most realize.

The coolest use case of the Apple Vision Pro:

Using it to operate a humanoid robot in real-time.

According to NVIDIA researchers, from the human's point of view, you feel 'immersed' in another body, like in Avatar.

Here's how it works:

→ Human operators use Apple Vision Pro to control humanoid robots, providing initial demonstration data.

→ RoboCasa, a simulation framework, multiplies this data by generating diverse virtual environments.

→ MimicGen further augments the data by creating new robot motion trajectories based on human demonstrations.

→ The system filters out failed attempts, producing a vast, high-quality dataset from limited human input.

It's also not just a flashy demo. According to NVIDIA researchers, this method can multiply robot training data by 1000x or more in simulation.

By leveraging GPU-accelerated simulation, researchers can now trade compute power for expensive human demonstration time.

Meta introduced Segment Anything Model 2 (SAM 2)

It's an advanced AI model that can identify and track objects across video frames in real time.

Editing tasks like object removal or replacement are going to be as simple as a single click shortly

OpenAI has begun a limited 'Alpha' access rollout of its anticipated ‘Advanced Voice Mode’ for ChatGPT Plus

The feature offers natural, real-time conversations and the ability for the AI to detect and respond to emotions

Avi just unveiled Friend, an AI wearable designed to combat loneliness by providing constant companionship

The pendant takes a different approach compared to other AI wearables by focusing on emotional companionship rather than productivity

Speechmatics launched Flow, a new API for developers building with voice AI.

It has high accuracy & broad language support, perfect for AI assistants & conversational agents

Midjourney released a new update to it's AI image generator with V6.1

Upgrades include improved image quality, coherence, and text rendering, along with new upscaling and personalization models, offering faster processing and enhanced overall aesthetics

Runway announced that Gen-3 Alpha, the startup’s popular AI text-to-video generation model, can now create high-quality videos from still images.

Leonardo Ai just announced its acquisition by Canva -- aiming to accellerate innovation and expand research.

It's been impressive to watch this grow!

Elon Musk: within a year or two, someone with a Neuralink implant will be able to outperform a pro gamer, because the reaction time will be faster

Google has pulled this ad for their Gemini AI model from Olympics coverage after a backlash. Is this another Google goof or an overreaction?

‘Independence Day,’ ‘Training Day’ directors embrace AI, shut down claims it can replace humans

https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/independence-day-training-day-directors-embrace-ai-shut-down-claims-can-replace-humans

Ben Goertzel: requiring AI systems to be perfectly explainable will make them constrained and stupid - we do not impose the same requirement on the human mind, which has a limited ability to explain its actions

AI fast-tracks dementia diagnoses by tapping into ‘hidden information’ in brain waves

https://www.foxnews.com/health/ai-fast-tracks-dementia-diagnoses-tapping-hidden-information-brain-waves

David Cahn of Sequoia Capital says data centers are the most important asset in training AI models and no-one is ever going to train a frontier model on the same data center twice because by the time you've trained, the GPUs will be outdated and the data center will be too small

Why engineers are teaching humanoid robots to move and groove

https://www.foxnews.com/tech/why-engineers-teaching-humanoid-robots-move-groove