DJI has been on a roll in 2025. We have a new content-creator dream in the DJI Power 2000 portable power station, the DJI Mics have taken over on social media, and soon we might all be riding around on DJI e-bikes. But the brand just announced the new DJI Mini 5 Pro — a drone that’s compact in size and ridiculously mighty when it comes to functionality. But before we wow you with the specs, we have some sad news — DJI will not be selling it in the U.S. through their online store.
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Yes, the new DJI Mini 5 Pro will meet the same fate as the DJI Mavic 4 Pro drone earlier this year, meaning it’ll launch in other countries, but the company is taking a pass on the U.S. market for now. That’s not a shock given the uncertain future of DJI drones in the country.
While there’s no official ban on DJI drones in the U.S., we haven’t seen DJI drones in stock on the U.S. site in months. Currently, the only way to snag a new DJI drone without leaving the country is via a third-party seller, and that’ll probably be the case with the DJI Mini 5 Pro. So far, the DJI site doesn’t even have a landing page for the new drone.
The (awesome) DJI Mini 5 Pro details
As expected, DJI brought their A-game to the new DJI Mini 5 Pro. It debuts some new and more user-friendly features like a 50 megapixel one-inch sensor, a higher zoom resolution than in previous models, and a 36-minute flight time. That’ll increase to 52 minutes with the Battery Plus option.
Of course, the Mini 5 Pro really is mini, fitting in the palm of a hand and coming with a lightweight design. There’s also the ActiveTrack 360 feature, which you can use in standard or cycling mode, enabling super smooth tracking with the subject staying in frame all the time.
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DJI also included a 225-degree rotating gimbal on the Mini 5 Pro, and it shoots in true vertical, an asset for every social media creator. Forward-facing LiDAR and better vision sensors spell omnidirectional obstacle sensing, which makes the DJI Mini 5 Pro likely easier to use while flying at night.
Will DJI drones be banned in the U.S?
It’s possible we’ll see DJI drones return for sale in the U.S. through DJI’s site, but for now, we’re limited to shopping from third-party sellers. As of September 2025, it still looks like a DJI ban could be possible. That’s not great news for drone hobbyists as well as other industries like real estate and farming that have come to rely on drones. According to a recent piece in The New York Times, DJI is “suing the Department of Defense for placing it on a blacklist,” while remaining open to a possible deal with the Trump administration. We’re keeping an eye on the DJI drone situation and will post updates as they come.
BIFC co-founders Lindsay Peoples and Sandrine Charles floated through the room like seasoned hosts to greet guests and toast the season’s close with a speech:
“This year’s dinner felt like one of the first! We wanted to reconnect with our board members, new partners, and supporters since the season’s showroom. We look forward to hosting some more micro dinners and events through the season with various groups, people, and collaborators in the network.”
Plates of grilled salmon, steak au poivre, cacio e pepe gnocchi, and French fries made their way down the endless table (the warm chocolate chip cookies at dessert were a fan fave), while conversation sparked across generations of fashion industry leaders. Meanwhile, Lalo tequila cocktails were sipped amid florals by BUDS. Attendees included Sergio Hudson, Denée Benton, Jordyn Woods, Kamie Crawford, Zerina Akers, Gabriella Karefa-Johnson, and 2024 CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund winners Dynasty and Soull Ogun of L’Enchanteur, among others.
Towards the end of dinner, the celebration turned personal with a surprise birthday toast for Emil Wilbekin, journalist, former Vibe editor-in-chief, and founder of Native Son, whose decades of championing Black creatives made the tribute feel especially poignant. By the end of the evening, it was clear that this wasn’t just another fashion week dinner; it was a joyous close to the NYFW season and a reminder that Black creatives continue to set the pace for fashion’s future, one stylish night out in Bushwick at a time.
A research team led by Oak Ridge National Laboratory has developed a new method to uncover the atomic origins of unusual material behavior. This approach uses Bayesian deep learning, a form of artificial intelligence that combines probability theory and neural networks to analyze complex datasets with exceptional efficiency.
The technique reduces the amount of time needed for experiments. It helps researchers explore sample regions widely and rapidly converge on important features that exhibit interesting properties.
“This method makes it possible to study a material’s properties with much greater efficiency,” said ORNL’s Ganesh Narasimha. “Usually, we would need to scan a large region, and then several small regions, and perform spectroscopy, which is very time consuming. Here, the AI algorithm takes control and does this process automatically and intelligently.”
The study explored europium zinc arsenide, a magnetic semimetal known for its unique electronic behaviors; however, the method is generalizable across a wide variety of materials. Using advanced scanning tunneling microscopy, the researchers unveiled connections between atomic structures and electronic properties. This streamlined approach simplifies the discovery process and advances the nation’s capabilities related to artificial intelligence and quantum science.
The full findings are available in npj Computational Materials . – Scott Gibson
The polar vortex is a consequence of Martian seasons, which occur because the planet’s axis is tilted at an angle of 25.2 degrees, according to University of Oxford’s Dr. Kevin Olsen and his colleagues from LATMOS, CNRS, Space Research Institute, The Open University and NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory.
Perspective view of Mars’ north polar ice cap and its distinctive dark troughs forming a spiral-like pattern. The view is based on images taken by ESA’s Mars Express and generated using elevation data from the Mars Orbiter Laser Altimeter on board NASA’s Mars Global Surveyor. Image credit: ESA / DLR / FU Berlin / NASA / MGS / MOLA Science Team.
“The atmosphere inside the polar vortex, from near the surface to about 30 km high, is characterized by extreme cold temperatures, about 40 degrees Celsius colder than outside the vortex,” Dr. Olsen said.
“At such frigid temperatures, what little water vapor there is in the atmosphere freezes out and is deposited onto the ice cap, but this leads to consequences for ozone in the vortex.”
Ordinarily ozone is destroyed by reacting with molecules produced when ultraviolet light breaks down water vapor.
However, with all the water vapor gone, there’s nothing for the ozone to react with. Instead, ozone is able to accumulate within the vortex.
“Ozone is a very important gas on Mars — it’s a very reactive form of oxygen and tells us how fast chemistry is happening in the atmosphere,” said Olsen.
“By understanding how much ozone there is and how variable it is, we know more about how the atmosphere changed over time, and even whether Mars once had a protective ozone layer like on Earth.”
ESA’s Rosalind Franklin rover, which is currently scheduled to launch in 2028, will search for evidence of past life on Mars.
The possibility that Mars once had an ozone layer protecting the planet’s surface from the deadly influx of ultraviolet radiation from space would boost the chances that life could have survived on Mars billions of years ago substantially.
The polar vortex is a consequence of Mars’ seasons, which occur because the planet’s axis is tilted at an angle of 25.2 degrees.
Just like on Earth, the end of northern summer sees an atmospheric vortex develop over Mars’ north pole and last through to the spring.
On Earth the polar vortex can sometimes become unstable, lose its shape and descend southwards, bringing colder weather to the mid-latitudes.
The same can happen to Mars’ polar vortex, and in doing so it provides an opportunity to probe its interior.
“Because winters at Mars’ north pole experience total darkness, like on Earth, they are very hard to study,” Dr. Olsen said.
“By being able to measure the vortex and determine whether our observations are inside or outside of the dark vortex, we can really tell what is going on.”
The Atmospheric Chemistry Suite onboard ESA’s Trace Gas Orbiter studies the Martian atmosphere by gazing at the planet’s limb when the Sun is on the other side of the planet and is shining through the atmosphere.
The wavelengths at which the sunlight is absorbed give away which molecules are present in the atmosphere and how high above the surface they are.
However, this technique doesn’t work during the total darkness of Martian winter when the Sun doesn’t rise over the north pole.
The only opportunities to glimpse inside the vortex are when it loses its circular shape but, to know exactly when and where this is happening, requires additional data.
For this, the researchers turned to the Mars Climate Sounder instrument on NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter to measure the extent of the vortex via temperature measurements.
“We looked for a sudden drop in temperature — a sure sign of being inside the vortex,” Dr. Olsen said.
“Comparing the ACS observations with the results from the Mars Climate Sounder shows clear differences in the atmosphere inside the vortex compared to outside.”
“This is a fascinating opportunity to learn more about Martian atmosphere chemistry and how conditions change during the polar night to allow ozone to build up.”
The scientists presented their results this month at the EPSC-DPS2025 Joint Meeting in Helsinki, Finland.
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K. Olsen et al. 2025. What goes on inside the Mars north polar vortex? EPSC Abstracts 18: EPSC-DPS2025-1438; doi: 10.5194/epsc-dps2025-1438
Chappell Roan will headline Laneway Festival as the beloved music festival celebrates its 21st year with new pit stops and a first-ever show on the Gold Coast.
What started as a street party in a literal Melbourne laneway (Caledonian Lane) back in 2005 has grown to one of the most successful festivals in the country.
Chappell Roan will headline the 2026 Laneway Festival.Credit: Getty Images
This year’s lineup kicks off in Auckland on Thursday, February 5 with a line-up that also includes Mercury Prize-winning English band Wolf Alice, indie duo Wet Leg, LA folk-psych favourites Mt Joy, and New York punk-tech raver The Dare.
“It’s incredible to be celebrating 21 years of Laneway,” say co-founders Danny Rogers and Jerome Borazio. “What began as a little street party in a Melbourne laneway has grown into a summer ritual across Australia and New Zealand … 2026 is about honouring that history while looking to the future.”
Last year saw Laneway Festival bring Brat Summer to our shores with British superstar Charli XCX headlining all six dates, across Auckland, Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide and Perth.
This year, Laneway mixes it up a little with the festival announcing revised pit stops as it tours the country. The Brisbane Showgrounds is under renovation ahead of the 2032 Olympics, meaning Laneway will debut on the Gold Coast for the first time.
Meanwhile, Adelaide’s leg will shift to the Adelaide Showgrounds for bigger capacity and upgraded facilities, while Perth’s chapter heads to Arena Joondalup for improved production and space to roam. Sydney remains in Centennial Park, Melbourne returns to Flemington Park, and Auckland kicks off the run at Western Springs.
Lady A member Charles Kelley and his wife Cassie have welcomed their second child, son Archer Lancaster Kelley.
According to an announcement shared with People, the baby was born Tuesday at 11:14 a.m., and weighed 6 pounds, 11 ounces. Archer joins the couple’s older son, 9-year-old Ward, born in 2016.
“Our little miracle Archer Lancaster Kelley arrived at 11:14 am on Sept. 16 and we are absolutely in love,” Kelley told People in a statement. “We are so thankful to get to be his mom and dad, and to share the joy with his big brother, Ward, who is over the moon!”
A photo shared with the outlet depicts the family in a hospital room, gathered around their new addition and smiling as Cassie holds newborn Archer.
Charles and Cassie celebrated their 16th wedding anniversary earlier this year and were wed in June 2009.
Musically, Lady A’s Kelley, Hillary Scott and Dave Haywood are gearing up for a holiday project release, when the album On This Winter’s Night (Vol. 2) drops Sept. 26. The album will feature collaborations with Ricky Skaggs and Chris Tomlin. The album follows their 2020 holiday project On This Winter’s Night.
Lady A will also hit the road this upcoming holiday season for their first Christmas tour, which begins Dec. 5 in Atlanta. The group’s 2025 This Winter’s Night Tour will include 12 days of Christmas music during shows across the United States, and will wrap with a three-night run at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium on Dec. 21-23.
Savannah DeMelo wasn’t on the field when Racing Louisville and Seattle Reign finished the second half of their match on September 16, but she was on everyone’s mind – and wrist.
After collapsing on the field Sunday night, DeMelo was rushed to a local hospital, where she remained alert and stable. The game was abandoned at halftime, and when both teams returned to the pitch, they did so with purple wristbands for DeMelo.
With SD7 written on the wristbands, a little piece of DeMelo was with her teammates.
There were some indications that the same thing is true in fish, where the elimination of equivalent hox genes also interfered with the formation of the rays at the ends of fins. This would suggest that digits formed by elaborating on a genetic system that already existed in order to produce fins.
However, when a US-French team started looking at the regulation of one set of hox genes in the limbs, things turned out to be a bit more complicated. The hox gene clusters have two chunks of regulatory DNA that help set the activity of the genes within the cluster, one upstream of the genes, one downstream. (For the molecular biologists among us, that’s on the 5′ and 3′ sides of the gene cluster.) And we know that in vertebrates, some of the key regulatory DNA for one of the clusters is on the upstream side, since deleting it left all the genes in the cluster inactive in the region of the limb where digits form.
Same place, different reasons
So, the research team behind the new work deleted the equivalent region in a fish (the zebrafish) using the gene editing tool CRISPR. And, deleting the same area that wipes out hox gene activity in the digits in mice did… not very much. The hox gene activity was slightly reduced, but these genes were still active in the right place at the right time to make digits. So, while the activity looked the same, the reasons for the activity seem to be different in fish and mice. Which means that hox activity in the digits isn’t the ancestral state; instead, it seems to have evolved separately in the ray-finned fish and vertebrate lineages.
So, the researchers asked a simple question: If the regulatory DNA they deleted didn’t activate these genes in the limb, where was it needed? So, the researchers looked at where these hox genes were active in fish with and without the deletion. They found one region where it seems to matter: the developing cloaca. In fish, the cloaca is a single orifice that handles excretion (both urine and fecal material) as well as reproduction. So, it’s basically the fish equivalent of our rear ends.
If there’s one thing customers want to see from the established phone titans, it’s something new. Years of incremental improvements in processors, cameras and displays can occasionally be exciting, but unless you’re upgrading from a several-years-old model, the differences tend to be relatively minor.
So when Samsung released the super thin Galaxy S25 Edge earlier this year, it got our attention. And, naturally, it sparked speculation that Apple would also release a new slim phone, which arrived last week in the form of the new iPhone Air. (Notably, it’s not the “iPhone 17 Air,” which suggests Apple may treat it as a special case that doesn’t get yearly updates.)
How do these two slim phones stack up against each other? And if you press them together, are they combined much thicker than a regular iPhone 17 or Galaxy S25? I’m here to do the math and compare features.
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The iPhone Air starts at $999.
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iPhone Air vs. S25 Edge price comparison
iPhone Air: $999. The iPhone Air takes the place formerly held by the iPhone 16 Plus, making it the only model with a screen larger than the iPhone 17 that isn’t an iPhone 17 Pro.
Galaxy S25 Edge: $1,100. The S25 Edge joins the S25 and S25 Ultra in this year’s Galaxy lineup.
The iPhone Air includes fewer features than the iPhone 17, such as the number of cameras, but includes a larger display, A19 Pro processor and is configured with 256GB of storage to start. Plus, Apple has always applied premium pricing for thin design changes; the original MacBook Air fit into an inter-office envelope and cost $1,799, despite being underpowered compared to the rest of the MacBook line. (Over a few generations it would eventually become Apple’s entry-level affordable laptop at $999, where it still resides.)
The Galaxy S25 Edge price at $101 more could be an attempt to capture more dollars from customers who are looking for a phone that will set them apart, but we’re already seeing occasional steep discounts on it, like this $400 drop.
In both cases, it’s worth noting that the pricing has held up against the Trump administration tariffs so far.
The three colors of the Samsung Galaxy S25 Edge.
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iPhone Air vs. S25 Edge dimensions and weight
Now it’s time to go deep — as in, just how thin is the depth of each phone?
No phone manufacturer describes their phones as being bulky or chunky, even for extra large models like the iPhone Pro Max. And yet the difference between the depths of the iPhone Air and S25 Edge and the standard phones of each respective family is stark.
Not counting the camera assembly, which Apple calls the “plateau,” most of the iPhone Air’s body is 5.64mm thick. The S25 Edge, at its narrowest point, is a hair thicker at 5.8mm. (Both companies list only the thinnest measurement, not including the cameras.) Compare that to 7.9mm for the iPhone 17 and 7.2mm for the Galaxy S25.
The iPhone Air
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The Galaxy Z Fold 7 is actually thinner when open, at 4.2mm, but it also has more surface area to spread out its battery and other components. Other foldables from Chinese companies Huawei, Oppo and Honor also boast thinner bodies than the iPhone Air or S25 Edge, but only when opened.
And when you press the two thin phones together, do they really match up to the typical phone slab you’re carrying now? Combined (and again, not including the camera bumps), the iPhone Air and S25 Ultra are 11.44mm thick, which is more chunky than either the iPhone 17 or Galaxy S25, and even the iPhone 17 Pro Max at 8.75mm. But if you wanted to get closer to an old-time feel, the original first-generation iPhone in 2007 sat at 11.6mm.
Stacking the iPhone Air (top) and the S25 Edge (bottom) gives you the same thickness as the original first-generation iPhone (if you ignore the camera bumps, and the awkwardness of not seeing either screen).
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Surprisingly, less depth translates to only a little less weight compared to the other models in each lineup. The iPhone Air weighs 165 grams versus 177 grams for the iPhone 17, while the S25 Edge pips in at just 163 grams but gets barely undercut by the Galaxy S25 at 162 grams.
How big is each phone in the hand? While both are pretty similar, the iPhone Air is slightly shorter and narrower at 156.2mm tall and 74.7mm wide, compared to the S25 Edge’s dimensions of 158.2mm tall and 75.6mm wide.
iPhone Air vs. S25 Edge displays
Apple calls the iPhone Air’s 6.5-inch OLED screen a Super Retina XDR display, which has a high resolution of 2,736 x 1,260 pixels at a density of 460 ppi (pixels per inch). It can output a maximum 3,000 nits of brightness outdoors, and just 1 nit minimum in the dark.
The iPhone Air’s display can output 3,000 nits of brightness on a sunny day.
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Samsung packed a larger 6.7-inch QHD+ Dynamic AMOLED 2X screen into the S25 Edge, which translates to a high resolution display measuring 3,120 x 1,440 pixels at 513 ppi. Its brightness goes up to 2,600 nits.
Both phone’s screens feature adaptive 120Hz refresh rates for smoother performance.
The Galaxy S25 Edge display has a more dense resolution.
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Comparing the iPhone Air and S25 Edge cameras
So far, many of the specs have been close enough to weigh each phone fairly evenly. But then we come to the cameras.
The iPhone Air includes a single rear-facing 48-megapixel wide camera with a 26mm-equivalent field of view and a constant f/1.6 aperture. In its default mode, the camera outputs 24-megapixel “fusion” photos that are the result of an imaging process where the camera captures a 12-megapixel image (using groups of four pixels acting as one larger pixel for better light gathering, called “binning”) and a 48-megapixel reference for additional detail.
The iPhone Air includes just a single 48-megapixel rear camera.
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Apple also claims the iPhone Air can capture 2x-zoomed (52mm-equivalent) telephoto images that are 12 megapixels in dimension and represent a crop of the center of the image sensor.
The S25 Edge includes two built-in rear cameras, a 200-megapixel wide and 12-megapixel ultrawide. There’s no dedicated telephoto camera, so the S25 Edge also offers a 2x-zoomed crop that shoots photosis 12-megapixels in size.
The Galaxy S25 Edge’s dual cameras.
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The front-facing selfie cameras on each phone are quite different. The iPhone Air introduces a new 18-megapixel camera with an f/1.9 aperture. But the increased resolution over the S25 Edge’s 12-megapixel selfie camera isn’t what’s notable. Apple calls it a Center Stage camera because it has a square sensor that can capture tall or wide shots without physically turning the phone, compared to the 4:3 ratio sensors in typical selfie cameras. It can adapt the aspect ratio based on the number of people it detects in front of the camera: a traditional portrait orientation when you’re snapping a photo of yourself, for example, or switch to a landscape orientation when two friends stand next to you in the frame.
iPhone Air vs. S25 Edge batteries
When it comes to concerns, the battery life of thin phones tops the list. The insides of most phones are packed with as much battery as will fit, so making a phone slimmer naturally means removing space for the battery. With either model, you end up sacrificing battery power for design. But how much?
Apple does not list the iPhone Air’s battery capacity, but claims “all-day battery life” and up to 27 hours of video playback. It also sells a special iPhone Air MagSafe Battery add-on that magnetically snaps to the back of the phone and works only with the iPhone Air. In her review, CNET’s Senior Tech Reporter Abrar Al-Heeti drained the battery in 12 hours over a phone-intensive day, but did end a more typical day with 20% remaining.
The S25 Edge includes a 3,900 mAh battery that Samsung claims will play up to 24 hours of video playback. (Come on, phone manufacturers, our phones aren’t televisions left running in the background.) In her S25 Edge review, Al-Heeti noted that the phone also generally lived up to Samsung’s own “all-day battery life” boast, saying, “Ultimately, you’ll get less juice out of that slimmer build, but S25 Edge offers just enough battery life to make me happy…But the S25 Edge has shifted my priorities. I’m enjoying the sleek form factor so much that I’m willing to make some compromises, even if that means I have to be sure to charge my phone each night, which is something I tend to do anyway.”
It’s worth noting that both phones support fast charging when using a 20W or higher wired power adapter, going from zero to around 50% charge in 30 minutes.
iPhone Air vs. S25 Edge processor, storage and operating system
The iPhone Air is powered by Apple’s latest A19 Pro processor, the same one found in the iPhone 17 Pro models (compared to the A19 in the stock iPhone 17). Apple doesn’t list the built-in memory, but we suspect it includes 8GB of RAM (which is recognized as the minimum amount to run AI features such as Apple Intelligence). The base storage configuration is 256GB, with options to order the iPhone Air with 512GB or 1TB capacity. It ships with iOS 26, the latest version of the operating system that Apple released widely this week.
The S25 Edge is run on a Snapdragon 8 Elite processor, the same one that powers the other S25 models. It includes 12GB of RAM and is available in storage capacities of 256GB and 512GB. The phone comes preinstalled with Android 15.
Up to 27 hours video playback; up to 22 hours video playback (streamed). Up to 40 hours video playback, up to 35 hours video playback (streamed) with iPhone Air MagSafe Battery
3,900 mAh
Fingerprint sensor
None (Face ID)
Under display
Connector
USB-C
USB-C
Headphone jack
None
None
Special features
Apple N1 wireless networking chip (Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be) with 2×2 MIMO), Bluetooth 6, Thread. Action button. Apple C1X cellular modem. Camera Control button. Dynamic Island. Apple Intelligence. Visual Intelligence. Dual eSIM. 1 to 3,000 nits brightness display range. IP68 resistance. Colors: space black, cloud white, light gold, sky blue. Fast charge up to 50% in 30 minutes using 20W adapter or higher via charging cable. Fast charge up to 50% in 30 minutes using 30W adapter or higher via MagSafe Charger.
IP88 rating, 5G, One UI 7, 25-watt wired charging, 15-watt wireless charging, Galaxy AI, Gemini, Circle to Search, Wi-Fi 7.
Artificial intelligence could be used to analyse people’s facial expressions and detect signs of depression, new research suggests.
The study, published in the journal of Scientific Reports, found that the technology was able to track micro-movements in people’s facial muscles and found consistent patterns among people who reported feeling depressed.
The researchers say this kind of technology could be used to identify mental illness in people before clinical symptoms appear, allowing for early intervention.
Associate Professor Eriko Sugimori, from Waseda University in Japan, said: “As concerns around mental well-being have been rising, I wanted to explore how subtle non-verbal cues, such as facial expressions, shape social impressions and reflect mental health using artificial intelligence-based facial analysis.
“Our novel approach of short self-introduction videos and automated facial expression analysis can be applied to screen and detect mental health in schools, universities, and workplaces.”
The AI system analysed patterns of eye and mouth movements and found consistencies in those who reported feelings of depression (Getty Images)
The researchers recorded 10‑second introduction videos of 64 undergraduates in Japan and used the artificial intelligence system OpenFace 2.0, which tracks the movements in facial muscles, to analyse the videos.
“Artificial intelligence analysis revealed specific patterns of eye and mouth movements, such as the inner brow raiser, upper lid raiser, lip stretcher, and mouth-opening actions that were more frequent in participants with subthreshold depression (StD),” the study said.
The subtle muscle movements were strongly linked to those who had reported subthreshold depressive symptoms, which are less severe than major depressive disorder.
They also got another group of students to observe these videos and rate how expressive, friendly, natural, and likeable the students seemed.
The results of this were consistent with the AI analysis. Students who had reported depressive symptoms were deemed less friendly, expressive, and likeable than those who didn’t report feeling depressed.
“Depression is often linked to reduced facial expressivity,” the study said. “This suggests that StD does not make people appear overtly negative but rather tones down their positive expressivity”.
“The proposed approach could be used in mental health technology, digital health platforms, or employee wellness programs to monitor psychological well-being efficiently.”
According to Mind, a mental health charity, one in six people reported experiencing a common mental health problem, like anxiety or depression, in any given week in England.
AI continues to employed in the health industry ((Alamy/PA))
Artificial intelligence continues to be employed in the health industry. In the UK, an app that detects early signs of illness in elderly people has halved hospital admissions and is saving the NHS more than £1.5 million each day.
Its rise has sparked debate on whether the technology belongs in healthcare, with concerns around data security, data bias, and a lack of human empathy.
Earlier this month, the NHS urged young people to avoid using AI chatbots as a therapy substitute as they can provide “harmful and dangerous” mental health advice.
In its 10-year health plan for England, the government said it would “make the NHS the most AI-enabled health system in the world with AI seamlessly integrated into clinical pathways.”
