A robot trained on videos of surgeries performed a lengthy phase of a gallbladder removal without human help. The robot operated for the first time on a lifelike patient, and during the operation, responded to and learned from voice commands from the team—like a novice surgeon working with a mentor.

The robot performed unflappably across trials and with the expertise of a skilled human surgeon, even during unexpected scenarios typical in real life medical emergencies.

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    15 hours ago

    Absolutely stupid example because that kind of assumes medical professionals have the same standard as Elon Musk.

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      15 hours ago

      Elon Musk literally owns a medical equipment company that puts chips in peoples brains, nothing is sacred unless we protect it.

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        6 hours ago

        Into volunteers it’s not standard practise to randomly put a chip in your head.