The AI Lab reported that in May 2026, doctors in the UK performed the world's first AI-assisted brain surgery to remove a brain tumor using a camera placed at the base of the skull through the nose.
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Labor Day 2026. I was reading. Not because I had to. Because I cannot stop. A conversation this week with a leading AI tech expert in healthcare stopped me mid-sentence.…
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The AI Lab
#HumanOrAI Intelligence, Unobscured. · Creators of TIP Protocol · Originators of #HumanOrAI · AI Trust Certification
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- Technology, Information and Internet
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- Newark, US
- Company size
- 11–50 employees
About The AI Lab
The AI Lab Intelligence Unobscured is the American AI trust certification and content provenance company. We create open standards and certifications for an AI-native internet, including: · Trust Identity Protocol (TIP)™ · the open standard for verified human identity and content provenance, free for individuals, journalists, nonprofits, education, and government · The Global Seal of Trust™ · an independent third-party certification programme for AI systems, auditing for safety, transparency, and ethical operation · The AI Trust Council™ · the multi-stakeholder governance body for TIP Protocol, modelled on how ICANN governs the global Domain Name System · The AI Trust Registry™ · the public ledger of accredited Verification Providers and certified AI systems We originated the #HumanOrAI hashtag and movement to make content origin a routine, verifiable part of how people post online. Headquartered in Newark, Delaware. Wikidata: Q139715497. theailab.org · theailab.org/human-or-ai · vp.theailab.org
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