AI can reason like a doctor, study says
A new study published in Science found that OpenAI's reasoning AI model o1 can diagnose real-life medical cases as accurately or more accurately than physicians. The model outperformed both its predecessor, GPT-4, and a group of medical professionals when tested on emergency department cases. Researchers evaluated diagnostic accuracy using electronic health records from a Boston hospital, with the AI achieving correct diagnoses over two-thirds of the time.
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Home > Tech AI can reason like a doctor, study says Researchers tested AI on medical scenarios and were surprised by what they found. By Rebecca Ruiz Rebecca Ruiz Senior Reporter Rebecca Ruiz is a Senior Reporter at Mashable. She frequently covers mental health, digital culture, and technology. Her areas of expertise include suicide prevention, screen use and mental health, parenting, youth well-being, and meditation and mindfulness. Rebecca's experience prior to Mashable includes working as a staff writer, reporter, and editor at NBC News Digital and as a staff writer at Forbes. Rebecca has a B.A. from Sarah Lawrence College and a masters degree from U.C. Berkeley's Graduate School of Journalism.
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