A Daily Chronicle of AI Innovations on March 23rd 2025
Medical diagnostics saw a significant leap with an AI model demonstrating near-perfect cancer detection rates. In the tech industry, Google launched advanced real-time video AI features for Gemini, while Apple faced a lawsuit over delayed AI promises and explored integrating AI cameras into future Apple Watches. Government and infrastructure are also embracing AI, with the Trump administration launching a federal AI platform and Cape Town considering AI-powered traffic lights. Finally, the AI model landscape is evolving rapidly with DeepSeek releasing a major upgrade, and Perplexity making a bold bid to acquire TikTok's US operations.
🔬New AI’s near-perfect cancer detection
Researchers just unveiled an AI model called ECgMLP that identifies endometrial cancer with 99.26% accuracy from microscopic tissue images—drastically outperforming human specialists and current automated methods.
ECgMLP uses specialized attention mechanisms to spot cancer cells in microscopic tissue images that doctors might miss during standard analysis.
Current human diagnostic methods for endometrial cancer only achieve 78-81% accuracy, far below this model’s accuracy of more than 99%.
Researchers also tested its versatility across other cancers, detecting colorectal (98.57%), breast (98.20%), and oral (97.34%) with high accuracy.
What it means: Medical diagnostics are undergoing a major shift, with AI now consistently outperforming humans in life-saving detection tasks. With many cancers being highly treatable when caught early, these models will save a lot of lives — and eventually democratize access to expert-level cancer screening worldwide.
⚖️ Apple’s AI Delays Lead to False Advertising Lawsuit
Apple is facing a class-action lawsuit over alleged false advertising related to delays in delivering promised AI features for iOS and Siri. Consumers claim that the advertised AI-powered upgrades did not materialize as scheduled, leading to accusations of deceptive marketing practices.
What this means: As AI becomes a core selling point for tech products, companies are under pressure to meet rollout timelines—or face legal and reputational consequences. The case could set a precedent for how AI promises are communicated and regulated in consumer tech.
📹 Google Rolls Out Gemini’s Real-Time Video AI Features
Google is rolling out real-time video and screen-sharing AI features for its Gemini model. These include live video interpretation, transcription, summarization, and context-aware assistance during calls and meetings. The update introduces Gemini Astra, an AI assistant capable of watching video input in real time and responding intelligently.
Google has begun rolling out new AI features to Gemini Live that allow it to analyze what's on your screen or through your camera and provide real-time responses about what it sees.
The two features, part of Google's "Project Astra" technology, include screen-reading capability and live video interpretation which are now available to Gemini Advanced subscribers.
With these enhancements, Google maintains its competitive advantage in AI assistants as rivals like Amazon's Alexa Plus and Apple's upgraded Siri face delays in launching similar capabilities.
What this means: This launch positions Gemini as a powerful live assistant, potentially transforming remote collaboration, customer service, and accessibility solutions. But it also raises privacy and surveillance concerns, especially in workplace and educational settings.
🚦 Cape Town Considers AI-Powered Traffic Lights to Cut Stops by 30%
Officials in Cape Town, South Africa, are evaluating an AI traffic management system that could reduce vehicle stops at intersections by 30%. The smart system would adapt signal timing dynamically based on real-time congestion data, accidents, and pedestrian activity.
What this means: AI-driven infrastructure could transform urban mobility, improving traffic flow, air quality, and commute times. If successful, Cape Town may become a model city for smart traffic systems across Africa and beyond.
🏛️ Trump Administration Launches AI Tool for Federal Use
The Trump administration has announced a new AI platform for federal government use, aimed at streamlining operations such as document analysis, decision support, and constituent services. The initiative is part of a broader effort to modernize government workflows and reduce reliance on legacy systems.
What this means: This move signals the mainstreaming of AI in U.S. federal infrastructure, with potential for both efficiency gains and political scrutiny. It could also shape how AI is regulated and standardized across agencies in the coming years.
🔮 Apple Explores Integrating AI-Enabled Cameras into Future Apple Watch Models
Apple is reportedly considering adding cameras to upcoming Apple Watch models to enhance AI capabilities. According to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, the standard Series Watch may feature cameras embedded within the display, while the Apple Watch Ultra could have a camera positioned near the digital crown. These additions aim to enable features like Visual Intelligence, allowing the watch to interpret the environment and provide relevant information. Similar functionalities are also being explored for future AirPods models.
Apple is developing Apple Watch models with integrated cameras that would analyze the wearer's environment and provide contextual information, with standard models featuring screen-mounted cameras and Ultra versions having cameras near the controls.
The initiative extends Apple's existing "Visual Intelligence" feature from iPhone 16 to wearables, leveraging AI technology that can identify landmarks and translate text, with future plans to implement this in other devices including camera-equipped AirPods.
Though these camera-enabled Apple Watches remain several generations away, they represent Apple's strategy of embedding AI capabilities into established products rather than creating standalone AI devices like the struggling AI Pin.
What this means: Integrating cameras into the Apple Watch could transform it into a more interactive and context-aware device, enhancing user experiences through advanced AI-driven features. However, this development may also raise privacy considerations that Apple will need to address.
💥 DeepSeek Releases Major Upgrade with DeepSeek V3-0324
DeepSeek has unveiled an updated version of its AI model, DeepSeek V3-0324, which brings significant improvements over previous iterations. Users have reported enhanced performance, particularly in coding tasks, with the model generating extensive code without errors. However, some users have noted a shift towards a more “robotic” tone compared to earlier versions.
DeepSeek has released a new version of their large language model, DeepSeek-V3-0324, with an MIT license and 641 GB of files, marking a change from their previous custom licensing approach.
Developer Awni Hannun has already demonstrated the model running at over 20 tokens per second on high-end consumer hardware using a 4-bit quantization that reduces the model size to 352 GB.
The model is available on OpenRouter for testing through their chat interface, where it can successfully handle creative requests like generating descriptions of pelicans with detailed factual information.
What this means: The release of DeepSeek V3-0324 demonstrates the rapid advancements in AI model development, offering users more powerful tools for various applications. As AI models evolve, balancing performance enhancements with maintaining natural interaction remains a key focus.
🔍 Perplexity’s bold bid to take over TikTok
AI search startup Perplexity just published its proposal to acquire TikTok's U.S. operations, promising to rebuild the platform's algorithm with transparency and American oversight while integrating its own search tech.
Perplexity plans to reconstruct TikTok's recommendation system in American data centers, promising full transparency by making the algorithm open-source.
The company would integrate its AI citation capabilities with TikTok videos, enabling users to cross-reference info in real time while watching content.
Perplexity also proposed enhancing TikTok with Nvidia Dynamo technology to scale recommendation models "100x" while improving inference speed.
The vision includes cross-platform benefits, with TikTok videos in Perplexity search results, and Perplexity's information engine powering TikTok searches.
Perplexity has had a wild few years, evolving from an AI search startup to developing its own models, partnering on an AI phone, building an AI browser, antagonizing Google in commercials, and now bidding on TikTok. It could be another publicity stunt, but the ban deadline is April 5 — so we’ll find out soon enough.
What Else Happened in AI on March 23rd 2025?
Anthropic introduced a "think" tool for Claude, enabling the AI assistant to perform structured reasoning when handling complex tool use tasks.
OpenAI and Meta are seeking a partnership with India's Reliance Industries, with OpenAI considering a price cut of up to 85% on ChatGPT to break into the market.
Kai-Fu Lee said that "Sam Altman is probably not sleeping well,” with his startup 01.AI pivoting to DeepSeek's open models and operating at just 2% of OpenAI's annual costs.
Apple is developing a camera-equipped Apple Watch with AI Visual Intelligence features using its own models — hoping for implementation by 2027.
Zapier launched its own MCP protocol, enabling AI assistants to perform actions across 8,000+ apps without complex API integrations.
New studies from OpenAI and MIT research found that increased ChatGPT usage correlates with higher loneliness and emotional dependence in users.
Browser Use, which makes websites easier to navigate for AI agents, raised $17M in seed from Felicis’ Astasia Myers, Paul Graham, A Capital, and Nexus Venture Partners.
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