# Key Technical and Research Highlights from #hplusroadmap

• Researchers discussed embodied Turing tests that would evaluate AI capabilities through spatial navigation and manipulation tasks, moving beyond text-based assessment to physical interaction between humans and robots.

• Gene therapeutics developments were shared, including China's approval of Gendicine and the introduction of Glybera as the world's most expensive medicine at $1 million per treatment, highlighting progress in commercialized gene therapy.

• Novel imaging technology using a single-pixel camera capable of imaging objects at depth in tissue (3mm object at 2.4mm depth) was discussed, demonstrating advances in medical imaging techniques.

• Working memory enhancement research was extensively examined, including studies on cognitive training and D1 agonist injections that showed potential for improving cognitive performance and IQ scores.

• Innovega's dual-focus contact lens technology was highlighted for its ability to function as a microscope for content from smart glasses while maintaining normal vision, representing an advance in augmented reality interfaces.

• Computational neuroscience papers were shared on topics including goal-driven cognition and evidence for a "common cortical algorithm," where visual input rerouted to auditory cortex in ferrets resulted in visual processing capabilities.

• Mobile computer vision implementation challenges were discussed, particularly regarding OpenCV on Android devices, with performance testing showing SIFT algorithm running significantly slower on mobile hardware than laptops.