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GPT-4o, OpenAI shock: ChatGPT now has eyes, sees and understands in real time
OpenAI amazes again with GPT-4o, an evolution of ChatGPT that combines vision, audio and text. AI can see what you shoot with the camera and help you instantly.
Future notes
Minicars: whether you like it or not, their time has come
Electric microcars are experiencing a renaissance as a solution to cities' traffic and pollution problems, with models such as the Microlino, Silence S04 and Eli Zero.
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Artificial intelligence
GPT-4o, OpenAI shock: ChatGPT now has eyes, sees and understands in real time
OpenAI amazes again with GPT-4o, an evolution of ChatGPT that combines vision, audio and text. AI can see what you shoot with the camera and help you instantly.
LunaBot: the AI trained with the eyes of a 21-month-old girl
An innovative project uses videos of little Luna to create LunaBot, an AI trained with the same sensory inputs as a little girl, to study learning.
Medical Research
Dying peacefully with virtual reality: the new frontiers of palliative care
Virtual journeys to ease end-of-life suffering: A new study will use VR headsets to transport patients away from pain, without drugs.
UK, breakthrough for cancer treatment: home blood tests approved
Liberty's home blood testing device for cancer patients has won approval after trials.
Italy Next
Organizations and people who shape the future.
Your thoughts beyond life: Goodbyememo delivers the digital goodbye
Goodbyememo challenges the fear of dying and leaving things unsaid. Founded by two Italians, the service sends messages after death, giving serenity to those who fear the afterlife.
MEAPLANT: the Italian invention for growing on walls and roofs
The system created by two Italian researchers triumphs in Geneva. Now growing everywhere, even green walls and roofs, will be easier for everyone.
