This Week's Awesome Tech Stories From Around the Web (Through October 16)

Facebook Is Researching AI Systems That See, Hear, and Remember Everything You Do James Vincent The Verge "[Facebook's AI team] imagines AI systems that are constantly analyzing peoples' lives using first-person video; recording what they see, do, and hear in order to help them with everyday tasks. Facebook's researchers have outlined a series of skills it wants these systems to develop, including'episodic memory' (answering questions like'where did I leave my keys?') and'audio-visual diarization' (remembering who said what when)." Drone Delivers Lungs to Transplant Recipient, a Medical First George Dvorsky Gizmodo "As the Canadian Press reports, some 80% of donated lungs cannot be used owing to problems having to do with insufficient oxygenation or a failure to meet minimal functional standards. And like any transplanted organ, time is of the essence; the quicker an organ can be brought to the patient, the better. Hence the desire to ship organs through the air, rather than through congested city traffic."