The Download: an inspiring toy robot arm, and why AM radio matters
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Summary
The Download offers a selection of daily stories on the world of technology today, including the impact that technological innovation is having on the fight against cancer, the pros and cons of vanity within popular social media apps such as TikTok, and how robots of the future can be made both safe and effective for in-home use.
The NHS is using AI to improve Early Detection of Cancer while scientists are also working on new cancer-fighting technologies; teenage TikTok users are following beauty trends that may be harmful in the long run, and OpenAI’s ChatGPT goals include embedding AI within college campuses to provide personalised accounts for every student.
In other news, protests in Los Angeles led to Waymo taxis being set alight, European forests are shrinking and may miss carbon-zero targets, and Chinese regulators are developing a new framework to assess the safety of self-driving cars.