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Thursday, July 10, 2025

Automated surgery could be trialed on humans within a decade, say researchers, after an AI-trained robot armed with tools to cut, clip and grab soft tissue successfully removed pig gall bladders without human help.

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An AI-powered robot was able to dissect a gall bladder from a dead pig in what researchers claim is the first realistic surgery with almost no human intervention. Read more: www.newscientist.com/articl ...

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-- New Scientist (@newscientist.com) Jul 10, 2025 at 5:52 AM

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Coming from the "Open the pod bay doors, HAL" era, this really is interesting.
Not that I'm volunteering.

#1 | Posted by Doc_Sarvis at 2025-07-09 01:59 PM | Reply

So... I take it ScottS survived the surgery.

What a relief!

#2 | Posted by Corky at 2025-07-09 03:09 PM | Reply

Robots already perform surgery.

#3 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2025-07-09 05:03 PM | Reply

Yep the Da Vinci robot does a hysterectomy probably safer than a human can do it.
www.intuitive.com

#4 | Posted by snoofy at 2025-07-09 05:05 PM | Reply

My good pal is a OB/GYN in Texas. I wish him well.

#5 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2025-07-09 05:10 PM | Reply

Hopefully, Mr Musk's xAI is not guiding the surgery.


Peter Sinfield - The Song Of Sea Goat (1973)
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(it takes a 30-45 seconds or so to get started, be patient...)

Lyrics excerpt ...

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...
The sea goat casts Aquarian runes through beads of mirrored tears
Suave pirates words of apricot crawl out of your veneer
Anoint your eyes with Midas' oil and make it still appear

Alladin's lamp is glowing bright transmuting panacea;
To fill your souls with sugared holes

"Oh can't you hear" sang the sea goat "the nonsense makes me numb."

"It's near it's clear" sang the sea goat "we live to overcome
The madman's voice and his nowhere choice
The pain that drains like an endless day of rain."
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#6 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-07-09 08:50 PM | Reply

An example of good use of AI

#7 | Posted by hamburglar at 2025-07-10 09:34 PM | Reply

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