First Baby Born by AI-Run IVF

FEATURED RESEARCH

First-Ever Baby Born Through Remote-Controlled, AI-Guided ICSI Procedure

For decades, fertility treatments like intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) have relied heavily on the skill and precision of embryologists, who manually inject a single sperm into an egg.

Even with this method’s success rate, its outcome can vary significantly depending on human factors such as fatigue and skill level.

World’s First Automated Birth: The first baby conceived through a fully automated, digitally controlled ICSI system was recently born in Mexico.

Specialists from Conceivable Life Sciences, along with teams in New York and Guadalajara, developed this system by automating all 23 steps of the ICSI procedure.

How It Works: The system uses AI and remote digital controls to autonomously select sperm, immobilize them precisely with lasers, and execute injection steps under remote supervision.

Initially, this automated procedure took nearly 10 minutes per egg, which is longer than the traditional method, but the researchers anticipate that this will significantly improve over time as the technology matures.

Clinical Success: A healthy baby boy was delivered at 38 weeks with this AI-driven method! This milestone demonstrates automation and AI’s potential to standardize fertility treatments, improving consistency and reducing human-related variability and stress.

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Brain Booster

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Opinion and Perspectives

SHADOW AI

Shadow AI Is Pushing Healthcare Systems to Tighten Controls

Healthcare organizations have a new problem and they’ve coined it “Shadow AI.” That’s what happens when employees use AI without the organization’s official approval, usually bypassing IT and compliance teams.

The shadow problem is not rare: According to Prompt Security, companies typically have around 67 AI tools lurking in their systems, and about 90% of those are operating without proper licensing or oversight.

Jason Adams, MD, Director at UC Davis Health, points out, “Often, the people requesting tech aren’t even aware AI is part of it. It’s a real challenge.”

How hospitals are fighting back: At UC Davis Health, any AI-enabled tool must go through a formal review by their Analytics Oversight Committee before going live.

First, there’s a quick usability and feasibility check. Tools that pass, move on to deeper evaluation, typically through a pilot deployment.

If they perform as promised, only then do they become fully operational and tracked in an AI registry.

Cedars-Sinai in Los Angeles has a similar strategy. They've implemented a centralized AI governance framework and created a registry of all AI tools, old and new.

Why It Matters: In healthcare, protecting patient data is critical. By standardizing AI review and approval processes, health systems are ensuring safer, smarter AI use, no more shadows lurking around.

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Product Pipeline

REMOTE LUNG TEST

TytoCare Completes World's First AI Lung Sound Suite with FDA Clearance

TytoCare has completed its AI-powered lung sound suite with FDA clearance for Rhonchi detection, becoming the first company to offer AI analysis of wheezes, crackles, and rhonchi in virtual care.

Integrated into TytoCare’s Home and Pro Smart Clinics, the technology helps clinicians detect respiratory issues earlier and more accurately during remote exams.

Built on a database of 1.8 million lung recordings and validated against clinical experts, TytoCare’s AI outperformed general practitioners in detecting abnormalities, achieving an impressive AUC of 95.85%. 

This milestone sets a new standard for virtual respiratory care, aiming to reduce unnecessary visits and deliver faster, higher-quality care from home!

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Policy and Ethics

AI PROCUREMENT

U.S. Government Moves to Enforce Stricter AI Ethics in Procurement

The White House just released new rules for how federal agencies can buy and use AI technology. Agencies must now create their own risk plans for “high-impact AI”, systems that could affect civil rights, healthcare, or public safety.

If an agency’s AI system fails to meet standards, it could be shut down.

The guidelines also push agencies to favor American-made AI, share their code openly when possible, and block vendors from locking agencies into exclusive deals.

Importantly, the new rules ease off strict NIST standards, meaning different agencies could apply different safety rules.

Even though private companies are not directly regulated, anyone selling AI to the government will now have to meet tougher transparency, security, and accountability demands.

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Byte-Sized Break

📢 Three Things AI Did This Week

• The Trump administration is considering banning U.S. access to Chinese AI lab DeepSeek and restricting its purchase of Nvidia chips amid rising concerns over IP theft and competition with American tech companies. [Link]

• OpenAI is reportedly building a social media platform to generate a steady stream of human-created content for training its AI models, as data shortages have made high-quality training material harder to find. [Link]

• After Secretary of Education Linda McMahon mistakenly said “A1” instead of “AI” during a panel, A.1. Sauce hilariously jumped in with a viral Instagram post promoting their brand “for education purposes only.” [Link]

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Trivia Answer: C) A full, intact sperm cell

In ICSI, the entire sperm, including its head and tail, is injected right into the egg’s cytoplasm. It's not just the DNA or the “best part”; it's the whole little swimmer. This gives the sperm a direct shot at fertilization without having to swim or break into the egg naturally. Sadly, still no handwritten encouragement included.