Last night an AI agent performed brain surgery on a mouse
A thread by Gabriel Ocana-Santero describing an AI agent that chose a gene therapy vector, brain region and stereotaxic coordinates, then injected 250 nL into a mouse epilepsy model through a custom Arduino surgery rig. A licensed vet gated irreversible steps with fixed validators, hash-bound approval and a physical kill switch. Opus 5.5 refused on detecting biology, while Opus 5 completed a dry run and stopped before live surgery. The technical report is still to come.
agents, ai-safetyΒ· Added 3 Nov 2026, published 2 Nov 2026









