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Today’s AI breakthroughs feel straight out of sci-fi: one system lets you move a robot arm just by thinking, and another turns a stethoscope into a heart-saving super-tool.
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AI INSIGHTS
UCLA just showed off a noninvasive brain-AI system that lets users control a robotic arm or computer cursor with their brain, thanks to a smart combo of EEG headgear and real-time AI “co-pilot” vision.
And it works. Here’s how the system works:
Users wear an EEG cap that reads their brain’s electrical activity
Custom decoder algorithms turn brain signals into digital movement commands
A built-in AI camera watches the interaction and guesses what you’re trying to do, then helps finish the task
What the tests showed:
4 participants (3 able-bodied, 1 paralyzed).
2 tasks: hit on-screen targets with a cursor + move blocks using a robotic arm.
All performed tasks significantly faster with AI.
Paralyzed user only succeeded with AI support - couldn’t finish otherwise.
The AI collaborated, based on intent, not eye movement. If you're paralyzed, or living with ALS, this kind of system could be life-changing.
Why It Matters: Most brain-computer interfaces today rely on risky surgery. And even then, progress has been slow, stuck in limited clinical trials. This UCLA system skips all that. The system could soon help users perform much more complex tasks.
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TODAY IN AI
AI HIGHLIGHTS
🍌 One author spent the weekend comparing Gemini’s new Nano Banana image tool to ChatGPT (about character, realism,…) There’s one clear winner. Here's the full test.
👨💻 OpenAI recently released its official GPT-5 prompt guide but many find it too confused. A user pointed out 6 essential prompting techniques you should know here.
🗣️ Higgsfield AI launched Higgsfield Speak 2.0, a serious upgrade now with smoother motion, sharper lip-sync, and enhanced avatar control. You can try using the tool here.
⚖️ xAI just sues ex-engineer for stealing Grok secrets before joining OpenAI, claims he admitted it after selling $7M in stock. Musk wants him blocked from working in AI.
💥 Meta $14.3B AI push is shaky. ChatGPT co-creator may quit, ScaleAI partnership hits roadblocks, and Meta’s now training models with Scale’s rivals Mercor & Surge.
💗 Lovable hit $100M ARR in 8 months and isn’t fazed by Claude Code or Codex. CEO says using all top models gives them an edge, they’re staying in Europe to prove it.
💰 AI Daily Fundraising: The University of Oxford launch a £118M AI vaccine research program to speed up vaccine development, using advanced AI supercomputing to address global health issues.
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AI QUICK HITS
🚫 Meta has removed AI chatbots impersonating celebs like Taylor Swift
🌎 Latam-GPT is released - a collaborative AI initiative in Latin America
📊 Chinese social media platforms roll out labels for AI-powered material
🤝 Meta has reportedly discussed partnerships with Google & OpenAI
💵 LayerX uses AI to cut enterprise back-office workload, scores $100M
AI VIEW
A tool invented in 1816 just got a 2025-level glow-up. Researchers from Imperial College London upgraded the classic stethoscope with cloud-powered AI and it’s quietly doubling heart failure diagnoses in seconds.
What’s Different About This AI Stethoscope?
The AI listens to subtle heartbeat patterns and blood flow changes no human can hear
It captures ECG data at the same time
Then it sends everything to the cloud, where it’s instantly compared against a massive dataset (12K+ recordings)
The AI flags patients at risk within seconds
The results are wild:
2x higher detection rate for heart failure
3.5x increase in atrial fibrillation diagnoses
2x the detection of valve disease
Tested across 12,000+ patients in real-world clinics, not just labs
It’s plug-and-play with the most trusted tool in medicine. And that’s the genius, you don’t need to reinvent medicine to transform it. Just upgrade the tools doctors already use. And because this device is already set to roll out across the UK, the implications are massive
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