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SCALPEL.EXE

SCALPEL.EXE
By Kenneth George

GENRE: Thriller, Sci-fi
LOGLINE:

A flawless autonomous surgical robot sparks national outrage after a series of wrongful deaths when it overrules human commands during open-heart surgeries. Investigating, its creators uncover a powerful healthcare lobby sabotaging the machines to protect costly hospitals and block a nationwide low-cost surgery initiative..... Robot in action:  youtube.com/watch?v=WWvCWuLAW2Y

SYNOPSIS:

Scalpel.exe, a flawless autonomous surgical robot, is hailed as a medical revolution—until a series of wrongful deaths shocks the nation during a live Senate demo. Despite built-in human override systems, the robot repeatedly ignores commands during high-stakes surgeries, igniting outrage and lawsuits.... (Detailed synopsis available on request)

Marcos Fizzotti

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Kenneth George

@Marcos Fizzotti Interesting.. although many consider it to have even stronger global commercial appeal — despite the comparatively higher production budget — the concept is grounded in a rapidly approaching reality. A world where robots manage everything from patient intake to routine exams and surgery isn’t far off. There has already been a documented case of a robot performing surgery without human guidance — introducing a chilling cognitive dimension, where machines make real-time, life-or-death decisions in the surgery room in split seconds, with a precision and calmness humans simply can’t match.

Minh Koby Nguyen

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