The short version

Sam Altman predicted on February 26, 2019: “Human radiologists are already much worse than computer radiologists. If I had to pick a human or an AI to read my scan, I’d pick the AI.” Verdict: Missed it. The prediction that AI radiologists are already superior and should be preferred over humans for medical scans failed, as evidenced by Mayo Clinic's…

Prediction by

Sam Altman

On February 26, 2019

“Human radiologists are already much worse than computer radiologists. If I had to pick a human or an AI to read my scan, I’d pick the AI.”

Follow-up

The prediction that AI radiologists are already superior and should be preferred over humans for medical scans failed, as evidenced by Mayo Clinic's increased radiologist staff and the acknowledgment from Geoffrey Hinton that similar claims were made "too broadly" and were wrong about timing.

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