Microsoft's new Medical AI exceeds human doctors, but it will be a free, open-source version of this, accessible to the world's 5 billion smartphones, that will change the world.
One of the paradoxes of mid-2020s AI is that many of its champions acknowledge its revolutionary nature, yet can't seem to imagine a future any different from today. Hence, all they can picture is today's neo-liberal capitalism turbocharged by 100, with them at the top. A delusion and a fantasy, if you just think a few steps ahead.
Case in Point.
Microsoft's latest Medical AI, where the AI is scoring 83%, and human doctors 36%. The version of this that will triumph is a (yet to be developed) free open-source version available to the world's 5 billion smartphones. If we include those who have access to smartphones, via family and friends, it's probably almost everyone on the planet.
Don't think this will happen? It's only a matter of time.
$1.5 trillion is given to charity every year. Developing this AI is a tiny drop in that $1.5 trillion bucket. Someone, a UN agency, Doctors without Borders, the Red Cross, or one among the other endless list of NGOs will do this. A country may even decide to fund it on behalf of mankind.
Microsoft’s Mustafa Suleyman says its AI outperforms doctors on hard cases as he chases ‘medical superintelligence’ (https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/22/microsofts-mustafa-suleyman-says-its-ai-outperforms-doctors-on-hard-cases-as-he-chases-medical-superintelligence/)
A Lookback at 2023 Trends in Global Generosity (https://stateofgenerosity.givingtuesday.org/lookback2023)
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Источник: reddit.com ↗One of the paradoxes of mid-2020s AI is that many of its champions acknowledge its revolutionary nature, yet can't seem to imagine a future any different from today. Hence, all they can picture is today's neo-liberal capitalism turbocharged by 100, with them at the top. A delusion and a fantasy, if you just think a few steps ahead.
Case in Point.
Microsoft's latest Medical AI, where the AI is scoring 83%, and human doctors 36%. The version of this that will triumph is a (yet to be developed) free open-source version available to the world's 5 billion smartphones. If we include those who have access to smartphones, via family and friends, it's probably almost everyone on the planet.
Don't think this will happen? It's only a matter of time.
$1.5 trillion is given to charity every year. Developing this AI is a tiny drop in that $1.5 trillion bucket. Someone, a UN agency, Doctors without Borders, the Red Cross, or one among the other endless list of NGOs will do this. A country may even decide to fund it on behalf of mankind.
Microsoft’s Mustafa Suleyman says its AI outperforms doctors on hard cases as he chases ‘medical superintelligence’ (https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/22/microsofts-mustafa-suleyman-says-its-ai-outperforms-doctors-on-hard-cases-as-he-chases-medical-superintelligence/)
A Lookback at 2023 Trends in Global Generosity (https://stateofgenerosity.givingtuesday.org/lookback2023)
— u/lughnasadh