AI outperforms doctors in Harvard trial of emergency triage diagnoses

A new study examines how large language models perform in a variety of medical contexts, including real emergency room cases — where at least one model seemed to be more accurate than human doctors.

Insider Brief U.S. drone autonomy startup SkyfireAI has raised $11 million in seed funding. SkyfireAI develops software designed to help organizations coordinate fleets of drones without requiring a matching increase in pilots or operational staff. According to the company, the round was led by Mucker Capital, with participation from AI Fund, SaaS Ventures, Halogen, Harvard […]

Regulator says tool, which creates reports for humans to review, has helped classify entire UK catalogue of HBO Max TV shows including Game of Thrones and Euphoria have received age ratings for the first time in the UK, after the British Board of Film Classification (BBFC) deployed an AI tool to help assess content. The BBFC has developed a tool to identify content that triggers compliance issues, such as violence, nudity and bad language. The flagged scenes are then passed over to BBFC staff for human review. Continue reading...

In crowded environments, more robots don’t always mean faster results—in fact, too many can bring everything to a standstill. Harvard researchers discovered a surprising fix: adding a bit of randomness to how robots move can actually prevent gridlock and boost efficiency. By allowing robots to “wiggle” slightly instead of marching in straight lines, they can slip past each other and keep tasks flowing smoothly.