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Li says robot-assisted liver surgery cut her father’s blood loss tenfold

Huberman Lab · Using AI to Increase Your Intelligence & Enrich Humanity | Dr. Fei-Fei Li · August 10, 2026
Li says robot-assisted liver surgery cut her father’s blood loss tenfold
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Using AI to Increase Your Intelligence & Enrich Humanity | Dr. Fei-Fei Li
"It did. It actually lost 10x less blood than a typical surgery uh thanks to the laparoscopic capability of a robot surgery."
Li describes her father’s liver operation at Stanford as being performed via a surgeon-controlled Da Vinci robotic system. She says the approach resulted in “10x less blood” lost than in a typical surgery, illustrating what she frames as human–machine collaboration in healthcare.
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Using AI to Increase Your Intelligence & Enrich Humanity | Dr. Fei-Fei Li

August 10, 2026 · 2h 8m · 6 Egleze moments
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