#AI health
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When a Child's Robot Friend Goes Dark
Moxie the therapy robot promised to help neurodivergent kids practice social skills around the clock. Then the company behind it shut down. What happens to the children left behind?
Indonesia Opens Its First University AI Centre to Tackle TB, Floods and Farming
A new lab in Yogyakarta is giving Indonesian researchers access to serious computing power for the first time, with three early projects targeting the country's most urgent health and safety problems.
A Dog Named Rosie Inspired a Cancer Vaccine Startup. The Science Is Still Fuzzy.
Australian entrepreneur Paul Conyngham says AI helped shrink his dog's tumours. Now he has Y Combinator backing and plans for human trials. Researchers say the evidence is far thinner than the pitch.
A 60-day deadline on AI rules lands today. Here is what it means for patients and everyone else.
The White House set itself an August 1 deadline to finish a framework for reviewing powerful AI models before public release. The clock has run out, and the rules will shape which AI tools reach doctors, businesses and ordinary users first.
A Camera Pointed at Your Throat Could Replace the Dreaded Nose Swab
A Japanese AI device diagnoses influenza by photographing the back of your throat in ten seconds, no swab required. It's already in use at more than 2,000 clinics, and its maker believes the same technology could one day screen for diabetes and high blood pressure.
Are We Already Addicted to AI Chatbots? One YouTuber's Confession Opens a Bigger Question
Hank Green admitted his AI use felt 'not healthy.' Researchers say he probably isn't alone, and the science to explain why is only just beginning.
Black Americans Are Turning to AI for Health Advice. We Want to Hear Why.
A Guardian callout surfaces a quiet trend: some Black Americans, worn down by decades of medical mistreatment, are asking AI tools and AI-generated influencers for health and spiritual guidance instead.
ChatGPT Health Is Now Open to All U.S. Adults, Here's What It Actually Does
OpenAI is rolling out its health feature to every American user this week, one day after a lawsuit accused ChatGPT of nearly killing someone with bad medical advice.
Voice AI Can Talk, But Can It Actually Listen?
A large-scale human study finds today's best voice models often miss the pauses, hesitations, and tone shifts that make real conversation work.
OpenAI Researcher Leaves to Build AI Drug Discovery Startup, Seeking $200M at $2B Valuation
Miles Wang, who studied how AI can speed up science, is reportedly heading out of OpenAI to start a company focused on finding new medicines faster.
No surgery required: BrainCo wants to read your mind with a headband
While Neuralink makes headlines by implanting chips in people's brains, a Hangzhou startup backed by $280 million says wearable sensors and AI can do the job without ever opening the skull.
AI doctors, factory robots, and drones on the Great Wall: how China embraced artificial intelligence
While much of the West debates AI cautiously, China has woven it into daily life at speed, from millions of patients chatting with virtual doctors to state surveillance tools that watch city streets.