The short version

Geoffrey Hinton predicted on November 24, 2016: “People should stop training radiologists now. It's just completely obvious that within five years deep learning is going to do better than radiologists.” Verdict: Missed it. Hinton said in late 2016 radiologists would be obsolete within 5 years. Nearly a decade later radiologist demand is at all-time highs; AI augments but has not…

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Geoffrey Hinton

On November 24, 2016

“People should stop training radiologists now. It's just completely obvious that within five years deep learning is going to do better than radiologists.”

Follow-up

Hinton said in late 2016 radiologists would be obsolete within 5 years. Nearly a decade later radiologist demand is at all-time highs; AI augments but has not replaced them.

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