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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Technology
Dan Milmo Global technology editor

Microsoft says AI system better than doctors at diagnosing complex health conditions

Mustafa Suleyman speaking into a microphone
Mustafa Suleyman is the chief executive of Microsoft AI, which developed the system. Photograph: Tolga Akmen/EPA

Microsoft has revealed details of an artificial intelligence system that performs better than human doctors at complex health diagnoses, creating a “path to medical superintelligence”.

The company’s AI unit, which is led by the British tech pioneer Mustafa Suleyman, has developed a system that imitates a panel of expert physicians tackling “diagnostically complex and intellectually demanding” cases.

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