Iranian Scientists Build Lab-Grown Artificial Brain From Living Human Neurons

Iran claims lab-grown 'artificial brain' breakthrough

TEHRAN, Jun. 27 (MNA) – Iran has built a laboratory-scale artificial brain using living human neurons that form learning-capable neural networks, a senior science official said.

Humanoid robots perform live surgery for the first time in world-first medical breakthrough

Humanoid robots perform live surgery for the first time in world-first medical breakthrough

Scientist proposes radical new theory of consciousness - and it rules out AI becoming conscious in the future

Scientist proposes radical new theory of consciousness - and it rules out AI becoming conscious in the future

Kecerdasan buatan lemahkan keupayaan berfikir

SUATU ketika dahulu tugasan yang perlu disiapkan memerlukan masa berjam-jam, atau berhari-hari kini boleh diselesaikan dalam beberapa minit sahaja dengan bantuan alatan kecerdasan buatan (AI), manusia boleh menulis, menganalisis atau menyusun idea tanpa berfikir panjang. Fenomena ini bukan hanya sekadar persepsi tetapi realiti kerana statistik global berdasarkan Institut Ekonomi AI Microsoft (2025), menunjukkan hampir satu ... Read more The post Kecerdasan buatan lemahkan keupayaan berfikir appeared first on Utusan Malaysia.

Making mind reading possible: Invention allows amputees to control a robotic arm with their mind

Researchers have created a device that can read and decipher brain signals, allowing amputees to control the arm using only their thoughts. A University of Minnesota research team has made mind-reading possible through the use of electronics and AI. Researchers at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities have created a system that enables amputees to operate a []

As better chatbots get harder to build, AI turns to simulated worlds

In pursuit of human-level intelligence, researchers are developing agents that learn by acting in virtual environments rather than simply absorbing more text

Chinese scientists’ brain-mimicking chip ‘up to 478 times faster than Nvidia A100 GPU’

Chinese scientists say they have developed a tiny computer chip capable of modelling complex brain structures in real time. According to its developers, this chip could not only transform diagnostics and treatment for conditions such as Alzheimer’s disease, but also boost the performance of brain-machine interfaces and assist surgeons. Researchers from Peking University and the Chinese Academy of Sciences reported the breakthrough in a peer-reviewed study published in Science on Thursday,...

3 People Have Gotten Cancer-Detecting Implants in Their Brains

Coherence Neuro has started testing a brain-computer interface that could one day use electrical stimulation to prevent tumors from growing.

Your Brain Prefers to Read on Paper Rather Than on Screens, New Study Says 

A clever new brain imaging study shows our brains have to work harder when we read on screens rather than paper books.

Decoding Celestica: How Custom AI Hardware Is The Most Important Catalyst

Decoding Celestica: How Custom AI Hardware Is The Most Important Catalyst

Brain implant helps man with ALS communicate

A California-developed brain implant has enabled a man who lost the ability to speak to communicate independently, browse the internet and work from home for nearly two years, a breakthrough researchers say could transform life for people with severe paralysis. Footage by: Regents of the University of California, Davis. Details: KTLA.com Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/ktla?sub_confirmation=1

Transforming AI models into useful model organisms

Mariya Toneva, The Transmitter, Jun 22, 2026 I have talked in the past about the similarity between neural networks and human brains (as recently as a few days ago) and while there is overlap, they are not the same, and this article is careful to draw the distinction. At the same time, there is a lot of overlap, and we can learn from that. By moving away from seeing AI models as finished computational models of the brain and instead leveraging them as model organisms that we can perturb and evolve, we move closer to cognitive neuroscience that doesn't just describe the brain but truly understands its mechanics. Web: [Direct Link] [This Post]

Why Micron Stock Skyrocketed to a New All-Time High Today

The memory maker is enjoying breathtaking, artificial intelligence (AI)-fueled growth.

When asked if AI will make humans unnecessary, Bill Gates said, "we will decide". Who is we [Scary]

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Medical Revolution as Humanoid Robots Perform First of Its Kind Surgery

In a historic medical-technological milestone, U.S. researchers successfully complete surgeries using remotely controlled humanoid robots, opening the door to nomadic operating rooms despite ongoing challenges.

Anthropic built a tool that reads Claude’s unspoken thoughts. Then it caught the model scheming

Anthropic has built something close to a mind-reading tool for its own AI. What it found sits somewhere between a breakthrough and an unsettling party trick. Anthropic researchers now have the clearest view yet of what a large language model does while it thinks. In a paper published on the company’s Transformer Circuits site, they [] This story continues at The Next Web

How artificial intelligence got better at building itself

The latest generation of AI models are such competent coders, engineers and (soon) scientists that many worry they may be among the last ever made by humans.

Nvidia gets all agentic about supercomputing for scientific research

Tireless AI agents could help scientists do research humans alone can't, says GPU giant

Why Eleos AI Research and Anthropic haven’t solved AI consciousness

By David Stephen In the human brain, there is no difference between intelligence and consciousness. Or simply, the human brain has shown that if intelligence is somewhere, consciousness is — or could be — there. In the brain, what has been proven [by neuroscience] to mechanize functions are neurons and their electrical and chemical signals. []

Modern neuroscience is rediscovering an idea Freud had 130 years ago

What if Sigmund Freud was onto something that modern neuroscience is only now beginning to explain? A new paper argues that today's leading theory of the brain—as a prediction machine constantly anticipating the world—closely mirrors ideas psychoanalysis has explored for more than a century.

How Therapists Feel About AI Taking Their Jobs

Americans are turning to artificial intelligence tools for mental health advice and therapists are divided. An American Psychological Association (APA) survey released June 16 found that 39 of psychologists have had

Humanoid robots controlled by surgeons did world-first operation on live pigs

Preclinical trial is testing the feasibility of humanoid robots in surgery.

Americans increasingly turn to AI for mental healthcare: poll

Americans are turning to artificial intelligence tools for mental health advice and therapists are divided. An American Psychological Association (APA) survey released June 16 found that 39 of psychologists have had conversations with patients who used AI to self-diagnose. About one-third of respondents said their patients are relying on AI for help with self-discipline, affirmations []...Click to read more

Designing Beyond the Surface: How DashDigital Turns Complexity into Clarity

Research-led and strategy-driven, DashDigital believes the strongest digital work comes from understanding the problem before creating the solution.

Anthropic, NVIDIA Move AI Agents Deeper into Scientific Workflows

Anthropic has introduced Claude Science, a new AI workbench for scientists that integrates research tools, produces auditable artifacts, and connects to specialized life sciences models and workflows from NVIDIA.

Satya Nadella está haciendo la pregunta correcta

La idea más importante sobre inteligencia artificial en estos momentos puede que no provenga de un artículo científico, del lanzamiento de un nuevo modelo o de un benchmark. Puede que provenga de un breve ensayo publicado en X por el CEO de Microsoft, Satya Nadella. En él, Nadella sostiene que el futuro de la empresa

एआईले अमूर्त लगानीमा नयाँ कीर्तिमान

जेनेभा । कृत्रिम बौद्धिकता (एआई) को तीव्र विस्तारसँगै सन् २०२५ मा सफ्टवेयर, डाटा, अनुसन्धान तथा विकासलगायत अमूर्त सम्पत्तिमा भएको विश्वव्यापी लगानी एक हजार खर्ब अमेरिकी डलर नाघ्दै नयाँ कीर्तिमान कायम गरेको संयुक्त राष्ट्रसङ्घअन्तर्गतको विश्व बौद्धिक सम्पत्ति सङ्गठन (डब्लुआइपिओ) ले जनाएको छ। डब्लुआइपिओका अनुसार अनुसन्धान तथा विकास, सफ्टवेयर, डाटा, ब्रान्ड, डिजाइन र संस्थागत ज्ञानमा हुने लगानी []

Anthropic Says Claude Can Mimic How The Human Brain Processes Information

Yesterday Anthropic launched a video stating that Claude was able to mimic how the human brain processes information. Calling 'the collection of these patterns the J-space—named after the technique we used to find them, involving a mathematical concept called the Jacobian. Miriam Vogel, President and CEO of EqualAI joins to discuss this as well as what this revelation means for future of AI. (Source: Bloomberg)

Israeli ‘smart’ gene therapy activates only during epileptic seizures

“Our goal was to create a treatment that works with the brain, not against it,” said professor Tawfeeq Shekh-Ahmed of the School of Pharmacy at The Hebrew University of Jerusalem.

Mankind Pharma collaborates with Denovo Sciences to drive AI-led drug discovery

Both organisations will work under a “human-in-the-loop model”, where AI generates and evaluates molecular candidates while scientific experts guide, validate, and refine the results at every stage

Doctors built an AI stress pal that picks body signals form your smartwatch and earbuds

Researchers have built an AI assistant that uses data from smartwatches, smartphones, and earbuds to detect changes in emotional state and offer more personal mental-health support.

AI is about to fire millions. But there is a way to stop it

As artificial intelligence reaches human replacement-level capability, it is about to cut a swath of destruction through the American workforce, leaving millions of employees to deal with the mental, economic, and social consequences. Along with a mentor at the University of Florida, Dr. Joseph Thornton, we published a paper last year outlining a clinical construct []

Anthropic Is in Talks With Samsung to Build Its First Custom 2nm AI Chip

Anthropic is in early talks with Samsung to manufacture a custom 2nm AI chip, marking the Claude maker's clearest push yet toward hardware independence from Nvidia. No design or timeline has been set, but the hire of a former OpenAI chip engineer suggests the conversations are in earnest.

China launches world’s first commercial brain chip “NEO”, details

China has approved NEO, the world’s first commercial brain-computer implant, designed to assist paralysis patients while sparking debate over safety and ethics.

Neuroscience can't tell us the way to govern people's brains

From the age of legal adulthood to the concept of profound autism, policy-makers are turning to neuroscience to help shape laws and policies, but the science simply isn't ready

The Dopamine Dilemma: How Instant AI Gratification Fuels Over-Reliance and Undermines Critical Thinking

Have you ever found yourself reaching for an artificial intelligence (AI) tool like ChatGPT or Gemini before even attempting to solve a problem on your own? If so, you’re not alone. This impulse is more than just a modern convenience; it’s rooted in the way our brains are wired to seek instant gratification. Just as “mindless scrolling” on social media can [] The post The Dopamine Dilemma: How Instant AI Gratification Fuels Over-Reliance and Undermines Critical Thinking appeared first on Faculty Focus | Higher Ed Teaching Learning.

MIT brings robotics to the navy’s doorstep

MIT researchers are training Greek military personnel and industry professionals to build and operate marine robots for defense and rescue operations.

EU tells Meta to change its apps’ addictive design

Social media giant engineered platforms to shift the brain into ‘autopilot mode,' EU says in new findings.

World's first cell‑rejuvenating therapy given to patient

A Boston company treated its first patient with a therapy intended to allow aging optic nerve cells to behave as though they were young again. The experimental treatment by Life Biosciences will deliver three distinct genetic edits to regenerate ...