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Bionic Hand, Satellites Watch Crops, AI & Our Moral Compass

Dec 7, 2023

Groundbreaking bionic hand merges with user's nervous and skeletal systems, remaining functional after years of daily use. Satellites watch crops from space to assess nutrition. Study explores humans' feelings about AI judging their morals.

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Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna

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Groundbreaking bionic hand merges with user's nervous and skeletal systems, relieving phantom pain and restoring functionality.

Satellite technology enables real-time monitoring of crop nutrient concentrations, addressing malnutrition issues and helping farmers make adjustments.

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Revolutionizing Prosthetics: Fusing Man and Machine for Pain Relief and Functionality

After suffering from debilitating phantom pain for 20 years, a woman received a groundbreaking bionic prosthesis that fused with her bones and connected to her nervous system. This osteo-integrated prosthetic not only alleviated her pain but also restored her hand's functionality, opening up possibilities for future advancements in limb replacements.

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Bionic Hand and Nutrition Satellites: Revolutionizing Health and Agriculture

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AI Judging Moral Profiles and People's Acceptance

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Fear of AI Judgment, Bionic Prosthesis, Crop Monitoring, and Moral Compass

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Today, you’ll learn about an incredible bionic hand, how scientists are watching what we eat… from space, and a new study that looks into how humans feel about AI judging them.

Bionic Hand

“Groundbreaking achievement as bionic hand merges with user’s nervous and skeletal systems, remaining functional after years of daily use.” by Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna. 2023.
“Phantom Limb Pain.” by Aaron A. Hanyu-Deutmeyer, et al. 2023.
“Artificial limbs.” by Linda J Marks & John W Michael. 2001.

Satellites Watch Crops

“Measuring nutrition in crops from space.” European Space Agency. 2023.
“E0NUTRI: Earth Observation for estimating and predicting crop nutrients.” ESA. nd.
“HyNutri: Sensing “Hidden Hunger” with Sentinel-2 and Hyperspectral.” ESA. 2023.
“PRISMA and Sentinel-2 spectral response to the nutrient composition of grains.” by Mariana Belgiu, et al. 2023.

AI & Our Moral Compass

“People believe their moral traits are too distinct for AI to judge, study finds.” by Bianca Setionago. 2023.
“Humans feel too special for machines to score their morals.” by Zoe A Purcell & Jean-Francois Bonnefon. 2023.

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Bionic Hand, Satellites Watch Crops, AI & Our Moral Compass

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Revolutionizing Prosthetics: Fusing Man and Machine for Pain Relief and Functionality

From Space to Solve Malnutrition: Monitoring Crop Nutrients from Orbit

AI's Moral Judgment: Human Resistance to AI-Driven Moral Scoring

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