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Microsoft Announces AI Tool for Rare Disease Diagnosis 🩺
Use AI to stop AI-assisted cheating during remote interviews
Gina Acosta
April 23, 2025
Welcome to another edition of Horizon AI,
Microsoft's CEO, Satya Nadella, has announced the launch of a new AI-powered tool designed to make the process of diagnosing and planning treatments more efficient and accurate.
Let’s take a look!
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Here's what's new today in the Horizon AI
DxGPT Goes Live: AI Tool for Diagnosing Rare Diseases
Character AI Introduces New Video Generation Model
AI Tutorial: Use AI to stop AI-assisted cheating during remote interviews
AI Tools to check out
The Latest in AI and Tech 💡
AI Findings/Resources
AI News
AI IN HEALTHCARE
DxGPT Goes Live: AI Tool for Diagnosing Rare Diseases
Satya Nadella announced the launch of DxGPT, an AI-powered tool designed to assist healthcare professionals in diagnosing rare diseases and planning treatments.
Details:
The project was created by Julian Isla, a father whose personal experiences with his child’s medical needs inspired him to look for ways to use technology, particularly AI, to make a difference in diagnosing rare diseases, saving precious diagnostic time and alleviating the struggles of both patients and their loved ones.
Microsoft played a key role in the development of DxGPT, supporting the team with technology and guidance on complying with healthcare regulations.
The tool leverages large volumes of medical information to help doctors assess symptoms, understand patient histories, and suggest possible diagnoses.
Clinically evaluated, it achieves 60% accuracy for all diseases, 49% for rare ones, comparable to clinicians (65% & 50%).
DxGPT is meant to support, not replace, medical expertise. Now that it is live, Isla and his team have plans to expand its use to make it easier for doctors and medical professionals around the world to take advantage of AI-driven diagnostic support.
TOGETHER WITH GENEVA
The Science City You Didn’t Know You Needed to Visit
Geneva, Switzerland is famous for luxury watches and international summits, but it’s also a hub of scientific innovation. At CERN, you’ll find the world’s largest particle accelerator and the cutting-edge CERN Science Gateway. Designed by renowned architect Renzo Piano, the Science Gateway offers hands-on exhibits, immersive VR, and live demos that bring the mysteries of the universe to life. Whether exploring particle physics or experiencing the Big Bang, it’s an unforgettable journey for visitors of all ages.
Next time you're in Geneva, go beyond the scenic lake and charming Old Town—dive into the future at CERN’s Science Gateway.
CHARACTER AI
Character AI Introduces New Video Generation Model
Character AI has introduced AvatarFX, a new AI-powered video model designed to animate the platform’s characters in various styles and voices, ranging from human-like characters to 2D animal cartoons.
Details:
The model can make images come to life by simply uploading an image and selecting a voice – allowing it to speak, sing, and emote with remarkable realism and fluidity.
It is capable of generating photorealistic videos with audio, maintaining strong temporal consistency with face, hand, and body movement, powering long-form videos, and even supporting videos with multiple speakers and multiple turns.
To prevent misuse, the company will apply watermarks to the generated videos, block the generation of videos featuring minors, and limit the potential for abuse with images of high-profile celebrities and politicians.
The model is available in closed beta for subscribers, but you can apply for early access and check out demo videos here.
AI Tutorial
Use AI to stop AI-assisted cheating during remote interviews
You can leverage AI-powered detection to ensure fair and reliable remote interviews in 3 easy steps:
Go to the Sherlock website and sign up
Add your meeting link (Zoom, Teams, or Google Meet)
Share the secure Sherlock interview link with the candidate
The tool monitors audio, video, and screen activity, providing real-time alerts and detailed reports—saving you time and resources wasted on fraudulent candidates, and helping you gain confidence in your hiring process and make better hiring decisions.
AI Tools to check out
👉 ScrapeGraphAI: Transform any website into clean, organized data for AI agents and Data Analytics.
💬 Extrovert: Track your customers' posts, spot key conversations with AI, and help your team build trust with thoughtful comments - in minutes a day.
📽 Video Ocean: Create stunning videos from text and images in minutes.
🦾 Pinecone: A vector database that makes it easy to build high-performance vector search applications.
📈 Pippit: Smart video creator for marketing success.
AI Findings/Resources
👉 How we build effective agents - Anthropic
📝 A practical guide to building agents - OpenAI (PDF)
🎵 Is AI bad for music or is it just another step in the auto-tune timeline?
The latest in AI and Tech
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During the U.S. Department of Justice's antitrust trial against Google, Nick Turley, OpenAI's head of product for ChatGPT, testified that the company would be interested in purchasing Chrome if it were spun off. He noted that integrating ChatGPT into Chrome could offer users an enhanced AI-driven experience.
A recent study reveals that advanced AI models like OpenAI’s o3 and Google’s Gemini 2.5 Pro outperform PhD-level virologists in practical laboratory troubleshooting tasks.
But the findings also raise concerns about the potential misuse of AI by non-experts to create bioweapons.
Superpower, a health technology startup, has secured $30 million in Series A funding to launch what it claims is the world's first health super-app.
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