Neuralink brain chip ready for testing, Life saving drones, Preemptive and detective AI

Elon Musk’s Neuralink wants to test brain chips in humans by summer 2023

Elon Musk recently revealed in a company event in California that his brain-chip company,?Neuralink,?is looking to start testing its coin-sized implants in humans within six months. The company has designed a fully implantable, cosmetically invisible brain-computer interface (BCI) that lets anyone control a computer or mobile device with their thoughts.

Micron-scale threads would be inserted into areas of the brain that control movement. Each thread contains many electrodes and connects them to an implant called the “Link.” The "threads on the Link are so fine and flexible that they can not be inserted by the human hand. Instead, Neuralink is building a robotic system that is designed to reliably and efficiently insert these threads exactly where the neurosurgeon wants them to be."

This breakthrough technology will significantly improve the quality of life for people with special needs and paralysis for now.

Drones are reducing worker injuries and reducing costs

Drones are being deployed in novel ways to fill the voids in the labour markets as well as address workplace safety. During Covid-19, several gaps were created for menial jobs that left business owners frustrated and continuously looking for workers who have not returned since the pandemic.

Now, robotic and #drone technologies are changing the landscape. New solutions are emerging rapidly and newer applications can be found in several industries like #renewableenergy , supply chain and mining.

Power window and building washing is one such area where worker injuries are being significantly reduced. Traditional window washers hanging off the side of the building on a swing stage on windy day are extremely dangerous.

Within the next few years, demand for automation will become a necessity instead of being an option or tool of improving efficiency. Overall profitability will increase as well because fewer labor hours are required and the cost of producing machines will continue to decline. Additionally, insurance costs for companies will reduce for on a ground cleaners versus an above-ground machines.

Stroke and cancer detecting AI

A recent study has revealed that #ai can spot a tear in the heart valve with great accuracy. This will lead to faster patient treatments as well as reduce mortality rates.

The diagnostic AI firm, Viz.ai, has trained its AI using #deeplearning models on more than 1,300 CT angiography scans from patients in over 200 U.S. cities. The results have been fascinating. The company's software can accurately detect aortic dissections with approximately 94% sensitivity and excluded negative cases with more than 97% specificity. The positive predictive value of 80% demonstrated that the algorithm flagged true aortic dissection cases.

"An aortic dissection occurs when the inner layer of the body’s central blood vessel gets torn. As a result, the mortality rate spikes. Unfortunately, around 20% of the patients pass away before reaching the hospital. If the condition is left untreated, patients can die in less than 24 hours. Three out of every 100,000 people experience acute aortic dissection each year."

Viz.ai, which was approved by the FDA in 2021, has developed an AI algorithm to detect heart valve tears as early as possible to increase the chance of patient survival. This application is a category of the Viz Aortic suite, which has tools to help identify three different kinds of aneurysms.

“Automated detection may have a positive downstream effect on patient triage, leading to accelerated care coordination, earlier diagnosis, timely initiation of life-saving interventions and better patient outcomes."