Archive · 5 Sep 2026
AI Tracker Highlights Medical Tools, Robots, Books, Art and Music
Several new projects show how AI is being used in very different ways.
Doctors are testing a tool that looks for heart problems in ordinary ECG recordings.
Farmers can use Deere & Company’s JD assistant to understand information collected by their tractors.
India’s Copyright Office said that a machine cannot legally be called the author of an artwork because an author must be a person.
A Berlin artist made a colorful shirt intended to confuse computer-vision systems.
Some deceased jazz musicians’ online music pages were filled with songs apparently made by AI.
Google added AI features that can explain purchased ebooks and create study materials.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art lets visitors ask questions of digital versions of four medieval sculptures.
A small programmable robot called Microduck has sold more than 10,000 units, although new buyers face delivery delays.
An AI tool can analyze routine ECGs for signs of heart failure and valve disease in under two seconds.
Deere & Company launched JD, an AI assistant that uses tractor data to help farmers manage fields during the growing season.
India’s Copyright Office ruled that an AI system cannot be named the author of its generated artwork, though the work may qualify for copyright protection.
A Berlin artist created a patterned shirt designed to reduce computer-vision systems’ ability to detect the wearer.
AI-generated music was uploaded to the profiles of several deceased jazz musicians, while new tools also brought AI features to books, museums and personal robots.
- Who
- Doctors, Deere & Company, India’s Copyright Office, artist Simon Weckert, music platforms, Google, the Metropolitan Museum of Art and Pollen Robotics are among those involved.
- What
- The reports describe new AI medical, farming, copyright, privacy, music, education, museum and robotics applications, along with misuse of deceased musicians’ profiles.
- When
- Exact dates are not provided; the heart-disease system was presented at the European Society of Cardiology annual congress.
- Where
- The heart conference was held in Munich; the shirt was created in Berlin; the museum experience is in New York; and the copyright case was handled by India’s Copyright Office.
- Why
- The projects aim to support earlier medical diagnosis, help farmers, analyze books, engage museum visitors and develop personal robots, while the shirt responds to AI surveillance and the music uploads raise concerns about unauthorized attribution.
- Heart scanner
- The AI tool identifies signs of heart failure and heart valve disease from routine ECGs in less than two seconds.
- Training data
- The heart tool was trained on data from millions of patients.
- Farm assistant
- Deere & Company’s JD chatbot uses data from tractors to help with decisions such as fertilizer levels.
- Copyright ruling
- India’s Copyright Office said an AI system cannot be named the author because copyright law defines an author as a person.
- Digital Camouflage
- Simon Weckert’s recycled-polyester shirt costs 65 euros and was tested against the YOLO object-detection system.
- Robot sales
- Microduck has sold more than 10,000 units and generated more than $4 million at a unit price of $399.
- Museum experience
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s system lets visitors interact by voice or text with four medieval sculptures.