Dr. Adam Rodman, a respected physician and researcher at Beth Israel Medical Center in Boston, was astounded by the findings of an experiment he conducted comparing doctors’ diagnostic skills to those of generative artificial intelligence (genAI) tools. The results revealed that even with technological assistance, physicians were significantly less accurate in diagnosing patients compared to genAI operating independently.
“Upon repeating the experiment, I was truly taken aback,” shared Rodman, who also serves as the Director of AI Programs at Beth Israel. “The AI performed nearly 20% better on its own, achieving an impressive accuracy rate of around 90%.”
“We had assumed that human doctors would outperform AI systems, so it was quite surprising to discover that not
The genAI model utilized in the study, GPT-4 Turbo from OpenAI – the same technology behind Microsoft’s Copilot chatbot assistant - not only outshone human doctors but also surpassed all other healthcare-focused AI
Conducted by Rodman
Rodman hinted at even more groundbreaking results from another upcoming study set for publication in Nature within two months. ”We are actively developing next-generation models and AI tools aimed at enhancing physicians’ capabilities. Stay tuned for more exciting studies on this front,” he teased.
2024-12-13 23:15:02
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