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Bio-Algorithmic Healing: Can AI Learn to Feel Pain? (Programmer Aihab Hashim Kareem) Date: 28/07/2025 | Viewers: 17

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Pain is a deeply personal experience, blending the physical and the emotional. But with the rise of artificial intelligence, our understanding of pain is being reshaped. It’s no longer something that must be spoken—it can now be detected, measured, and analyzed through data.

Advanced bio-algorithms collect information from multiple sources: facial micro-expressions, neural signals, breathing patterns, and pulse variations. These inputs are processed to estimate pain intensity. In cases where patients can’t speak—infants, the unconscious, or those with disabilities—AI can act as a surrogate sensor of suffering.

In surgery, AI can be integrated into robotic systems to adjust pressure, speed, or approach depending on predicted pain thresholds. This technology enables proactive interventions, treating discomfort before it becomes acute.

While AI doesn’t “feel” pain, its ability to recognize and react to it makes it a powerful observer—an intelligent system responding to human suffering with data-driven precision.

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