Artificial Intelligence

Researchers at the University of Utah report in Nature Communications that an AI ‘shared control’ system using muscle signals and sensors helped four upper‑limb amputees reliably grasp and simulate sipping from a cup with a bionic hand, a task they otherwise crushed or dropped. The AI interprets user intention from tiny muscle twitches and automates grip force and movement, aiming to reduce cognitive load and make prosthetic use feel more natural.

Disney will invest $1 billion in OpenAI under a three‑year commercial licensing agreement that makes Disney a "major customer" and lets OpenAI’s Sora users create and share AI videos using more than 200 characters from Disney, Marvel, Pixar and Star Wars beginning in 2026. The deal explicitly excludes talent likenesses and voices and has drawn criticism from advocacy group Fairplay as targeting children, even though OpenAI says children are prohibited from using Sora.