Claude AI Agent Performs Brain Surgery on a Mouse
An AI agent picked a gene therapy, chose the brain target and set the injection coordinates on its own, then delivered the treatment to an epileptic mouse. The lead researcher, Ocana-Santero, says it is the first time an AI agent has autonomously chosen a treatment and delivered it to a living mouse.
Quick glossaryAnthropic, gene therapy, epileptic
- Anthropic
- An AI company that makes the Claude assistant and is known for its focus on AI safety.
- gene therapy
- A treatment that changes or adds genes in a body's cells to fix a health problem at its source.
- epileptic
- Describes a condition where a person has repeated seizures caused by sudden bursts of abnormal electrical activity in the brain.
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