An AI agent performed brain surgery on an epileptic mouse, choosing the drug, brain target and injection coordinates without human decision-making, in what a lead researcher described as the first time an AI agent has done so.
An AI agent performed brain surgery on an epileptic mouse, choosing the drug, brain target and injection coordinates without human decision-making. Lead researcher Ocana-Santero said it is the first time an AI agent has autonomously chosen a treatment and delivered it.
Why it matters: It is described as the first case of an AI agent autonomously selecting and delivering a treatment.
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“An AI agent performed brain surgery on an epileptic mouse, picking the drug, the brain target, and the injection coordinates on its own.”
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