Microsoft’s Mustafa Suleyman says its AI outperforms doctors on hard cases as he chases ‘medical superintelligence’
Microsoft’s new AI diagnostic system beat generalist doctors on hard cases, according to a study in Science. But most of the improvement seems to come from the AI models underneath, not from Microsoft’s system itself.
Microsoft's AI diagnostic system, MAI-DxO, outperformed generalist physicians in a simulation by over 40% in correctly diagnosing complex medical cases, according to a new study in Science. The system, which combines multiple AI agents, correctly diagnosed cases 83% of the time, compared to 36% for individual human physicians. Dominic King, vice president of Health at Microsoft AI, called this a significant step toward "medical superintelligence."
Microsoft is working with the Mayo Clinic to develop a foundation model for healthcare, with the goal of enabling "enormous leaps" in medical records and clinical decision support. The company aims to see a tenfold improvement in AI capabilities for healthcare within the next two to three years.
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