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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    19 hours ago

    Imagine if the Tesla autopilot without lidar that crashed into things and drove on the sidewalk was actually a scalpel navigating your spleen.

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      12 hours ago

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

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