🩺 AI-Powered Mini Stethoscope Speeds Up Heart Diagnostics
A stethoscope no bigger than a playing card, fitted with AI, can now flag conditions like heart valve problems, heart failure, and atrial fibrillation in as little as 15 seconds. In trials across 96 NHS GP surgeries in London, covering nearly 13,000 patients, it was found to be two to three times more accurate than the traditional version - potentially a huge step for early detection and care on the NHS.
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🗽 NYC Floats AI Chatbot Rules After Mental-Health Concerns
Following troubling cases linked to heavy AI chatbot use - including a Staten Island man taking on a new digital identity and other serious incidents - NYC Councilman Frank Morano (R-Staten Island) has put forward a bill to tighten oversight of chatbot firms. The plan would require licensing, regular reminders that users aren’t speaking to a human, and prompts for mental-health breaks when concerning behavior is detected. Morano even warned it could become “the next great crisis” - a bit dramatic, but not without reason.
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💸 Corporate AI Spending Often Fails to Pay Off
Many companies pouring money into AI - particularly in legal and energy sectors - are seeing very little return. MIT researchers suggest only 1 in 20 AI projects meaningfully lift profits. Despite big budgets for custom models, staff often prefer public tools like ChatGPT, which are cheaper, faster, and easier to use. The pattern has the feel of an overinflated hype bubble.
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