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- 01 of 08NEWS
Israeli hospital's AI spots deadly emergencies in seconds
Rambam Hospital in Israel built a computer system that reads patient histories, lab results and scans together in real time to flag hidden emergencies. It has already caught a severe infection, suspected child abuse and a dangerous potassium deficiency doctors missed.
OUR TAKEA machine that notices what busy doctors cannot, no coffee breaks required.
Read more → - 02 of 08NEWS
Korean hospital's AI beats doctors on medical licensing exams
Samsung Medical Center's home-grown AI tool, built with government support, scored 97.7 on Korea's medical licensing exam and 94.8 on the US version, topping every rival system. It is free to download and the team now wants it working in real clinics.
OUR TAKEIt passed the exam, now it just needs a bedside manner.
Read more → - 03 of 08NEWS
Underwater robots help Nigerian fish farmers stop wasting feed
Nigerian startup Fishcluster has secured $1 million to deploy AI-linked underwater robots that let fish farmers see what their fish are actually eating. Feed makes up 75 percent of a farm's costs, so spotting waste directly boosts profit.
OUR TAKEFinally, a camera that cares more about fish dinners than we do.
Read more → - 04 of 08NEWS
AI early warning tool cut hospital deaths in US study
Researchers at RWJBarnabas Health and Rutgers found that an AI tool reading vital signs and lab results every 15 minutes cut deaths among high risk patients from 23.1 to 18.6 percent across 23,000 patients. The system alerts response teams before patients crash.
OUR TAKESoftware that watches your vitals so tired nurses do not have to.
Read more → - 05 of 08NEWS
Pakistan trains 6,000 young people in AI skills for free
Pakistan's government finished the first cycle of its ACT AI programme, training 6,000 students, including 200 who will now teach others, after more than 82,000 people applied. Officials say the scheme aims to build a skilled workforce for the digital economy.
OUR TAKEEighty two thousand applicants for six thousand spots, oversubscribed like a hit gig.
Read more → - 06 of 08TOOLS
Seychelles startup builds an AI system to run small trade firms
Fusepay, based in the Seychelles, has launched software that uses AI to handle the finances and daily running of trading businesses across the Indian Ocean and Africa. It aims to give smaller firms tools usually reserved for big companies.
OUR TAKESmall traders finally get the back office software big firms take for granted.
Read more → - 07 of 08NEWS
German court to rule on whether AI song generator broke the law
Germany's music rights body GEMA is awaiting a Munich court verdict against Suno, a US company that generates songs from text prompts, over training on copyrighted music without paying artists. The ruling could set the template for how songwriters get paid worldwide.
OUR TAKEMusicians would quite like a cut before the robots take their jobs.
Read more → - 08 of 08NEWS
German insurer to cut up to 1,800 jobs as it brings in AI
Allianz Partners, the travel insurance arm of German insurer Allianz, plans to cut between 1,500 and 1,800 jobs across Europe through severance and early retirement as it adopts AI tools. The cuts follow months of talks with worker representative councils.
OUR TAKEAdopting AI apparently means fewer humans left to adopt anything else.
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