STAT+: Claims of Microsoft\u2019s \u2018super-intelligent\u2019 AI diagnosis agent miss the mark, say experts
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Over the past few years, many researchers have tried to test large language models\u2019 medical capabilities using questions from the U.S. medical licensure exam, or by feeding them clinical vignettes containing a set amount of information about a given case. Other researchers have called for an end to those exercises<\/a>, saying that these examples are overly simplified and not characteristic of actual medical practice.\u00a0<\/p>\n At the end of June, Microsoft\u2019s AI team released a study<\/a> on a new way to structure AI agents for diagnosing disease \u2014 one that was able to diagnose difficult cases at a rate four times higher than clinicians could. Those results led the company to claim it is on the path to \u201cmedical superintelligence<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n The claims and hyperbolic headlines have stirred controversy among physicians online. The \u201csuperintelligence\u201d buzzword misses the mark, experts told STAT, and overlooks the actual innovations Microsoft made in the process.\u00a0<\/p>\n Continue to STAT+ to read the full story\u2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n