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A future without doctors?

Aug 19, 2021
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ANECDOTE

Skin Cancer Detection

  • Over five million people are treated for skin cancer every year in the UK.
  • Early detection increases survival chances, typically through examination by a dermatologist.
ANECDOTE

AI Dermatologist

  • In 2017, Stanford Medical School researchers developed an AI system to analyze freckles.
  • This AI proved more accurate than dermatologists in determining if a freckle was cancerous.
INSIGHT

AI Limitations

  • AI systems require human programming, and how doctors diagnose illnesses remains unclear.
  • This makes it challenging to create instructions for AI to replicate the diagnostic process.
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