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Hmm, maybe AI isn’t all there yet?

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>When special dispensation for the artificial intelligence candidate was provided (that is, exclusion of non-interpretable images), the artificial intelligence candidate was able to pass two of 10 mock examinations.

Can't understand if it's legit or if it's one of BMJ christmas light hearted articles

Title does not reflect findings

What didnt pass is the algorithm's programmer.

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If satire, cool.

If legit...when I teach basic X-ray reading I already tell people that within 20-30 years we won't have radiologists any more because AI will just handle it. May need to revise that down (understanding as well the quote the authors open with that AI would take over by 2021).

Given they gave exam feedback to the AI, I think lighthearted?

We used to call this reinforcement learning.

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Yeah, AI is already making big inroads into radiology. It may be 20 years off, but in the next 5 years, it'll be a tool radiologists use.

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You teach your students that Radiologists only read X-rays? What about intervention (biopsies, etc)? I’m quite sure AI is a long way away from putting in a stent.

What sense does it make to have a pathway of interventional radiology if there's not diagnostic radiology?

Train up the surgeons.

Some radiologists are just diagnostic, and not interventional

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I am aware and it would be a valid point if specified.

I mean...you program it with the answers then yeah, I'd imagine it could pass a test.

How else do you train machine learning?

I mean yes, but this is essentially building a calculator and being blown away that it can successfully know that 2+2=4.

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Soon doctors won't have to specialise in diagnostics.