A Harvard
#study found that
#AIsystems #outperformed #humandoctors in
#emergencymedicine #triage. However, the study only tested
#humans against
#AIs looking at
#patientdata that can be communicated via text, and the AI’s reading of signals, such as the patient’s level of distress and their visual appearance, were not tested.
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/apr/30/ai-outperforms-doctors-in-harvard-trial-of-emergency-triage-diagnoses?eicker.news #tech #media #news
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