AI Agent Autonomously Performs Brain Surgery on Live Mice

Researchers let an AI agent powered by Claude Sonnet 5 autonomously perform brain surgery on live mice to treat epilepsy. Given 19 gene therapy vectors, a motorized surgical rig, and reference papers, the agent chose the drug and brain region itself and injected 250 nanoliters.

2026-10-29 ~ 2026-10-30 · 3 related posts

• AI agent performs autonomous brain surgery on a mouse, injecting 250 nanoliters with vet oversight — ycombinator · 2026-10-29
• AI agent performs brain surgery on a live mouse: Claude picks drug, injects 250nL to treat epilepsy — BorisMPower · 2026-10-30

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