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AI beats expert doctors at finding cervical pre-cancers (artificial intelligence)
The Straight Times ^ | 02/03/2019 | The Straight Times

Posted on 02/03/2019 5:02:54 PM PST by aimhigh

Artificial intelligence (AI) may be poised to wipe out cervical cancer, after a study showed computer algorithms can detect pre-cancerous lesions far better than trained experts or conventional screening tests. . . . . .

The AI technique, called automated visual evaluation, found precancerous cells with 91 per cent accuracy, according to a report published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. In comparison, a human expert review found 69 per cent of pre-cancers, while conventional laboratory tests such as Pap smears found 71 per cent.

Among women aged 25 to 49, who face the highest risk of cervical cancer, the AI algorithm was even more accurate, finding 97.7 per cent of pre-cancerous cells.

(Excerpt) Read more at straitstimes.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Miscellaneous
KEYWORDS: ai; artificial; cancer; intelligence
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1 posted on 02/03/2019 5:02:54 PM PST by aimhigh
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To: aimhigh

You ought to try to beat them in chess. Can’t be done.


2 posted on 02/03/2019 5:05:38 PM PST by BipolarBob (Does Elizabeth Warren use Walter Reed Hospital or the Indian Hospital on the reservation?)
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To: aimhigh

Not quite a sex-bot, but definitely interested in a woman’s tinkle toys...


3 posted on 02/03/2019 5:07:20 PM PST by null and void (Build the wall, or don't get paid at all.)
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To: BipolarBob

I have a hard enough time beating the bot in Windows 7 chess.


4 posted on 02/03/2019 5:07:42 PM PST by wally_bert (You're bringing The Monk down, man!)
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To: aimhigh

Can the computers beat dogs?


5 posted on 02/03/2019 5:19:55 PM PST by matthew fuller (Some people are deserving of the death penalty.)
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To: matthew fuller
Can the computers beat dogs

? Depends on the game.

6 posted on 02/03/2019 5:23:47 PM PST by marktwain (President Trump and his supporters are the Resistance. His opponents are the Reactionaries.)
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To: matthew fuller

Lazy pimps will be using them to beat hos too.


7 posted on 02/03/2019 5:26:51 PM PST by jjotto (Next week, BOOM!, for sure!)
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To: aimhigh

At some point, automated systems will outperform humans at a great many, if not most, tasks.

This should free up human resources to do high level things for high pay.


8 posted on 02/03/2019 5:27:05 PM PST by marktwain (President Trump and his supporters are the Resistance. His opponents are the Reactionaries.)
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To: aimhigh

Depending on the type of AI system, its not a surprise at all. Usually they have the knowledge of multiple experts behind and rules based type systems, or have certain underlying pattern matching neural nets that can detect things an expert may miss.


9 posted on 02/03/2019 5:28:09 PM PST by Secret Agent Man (Gone Galt; Not Averse to Going Bronson.)
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To: aimhigh

They’ve been developing Pap smear computer diagnostics since the early 1980s, nearly 40 years. 71% after all that time isn’t too exciting.


10 posted on 02/03/2019 5:33:33 PM PST by Steely Tom ([Seth Rich] == [the Democrat's John Dean])
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To: Secret Agent Man

I can’t help but think of this Banacek episode:

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0518361/


11 posted on 02/03/2019 5:44:09 PM PST by wally_bert (You're bringing The Monk down, man!)
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To: aimhigh

Now let’s see if AI can find a cure for the cancer, or any cancer.


12 posted on 02/03/2019 5:46:41 PM PST by adorno
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13 posted on 02/03/2019 6:12:32 PM PST by 4Liberty ("The Democrats are the Party of Crime." - Donald J. Trump)
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To: marktwain
At some point, automated systems will outperform humans at a great many, if not most, tasks. This should free up human resources to do high level things for high pay.

And what about those humans who are not capable of doing high level things for high pay?

What we may find ourselves encountering, is an increasing percentage of the human population not being able to do anything that would pay enough to feed them.

14 posted on 02/03/2019 6:17:57 PM PST by PapaBear3625 ("Those who can make you believe absurdities, can make you commit atrocities." -- Voltaire)
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To: marktwain

Now solve the biggest problem of them all. What do you do with the not-insignificant portion of the population that can’t do high level things?


15 posted on 02/03/2019 6:18:00 PM PST by TheZMan (I am a secessionist.)
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To: PapaBear3625

GMTA


16 posted on 02/03/2019 6:18:33 PM PST by TheZMan (I am a secessionist.)
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To: adorno

I’d like it to cure the probable cancer in my aged and much loved GSD.

She goes to the vet expert tomorrow to confirm what our regular vet suspects. It is in the nasal cavity. It could be benign but the odds are against it. We refuse to give up on the best dog in the world.


17 posted on 02/03/2019 6:24:24 PM PST by wally_bert (You're bringing The Monk down, man!)
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To: Steely Tom
It is nevertheless significant that an AI agent has demonstrated a high degree of proficiency in such a task. How long does it take for a human technician to become expert in reading Pap smear slides? How much are they paid?

Now, an AI is near to being able to do the job. Turn on the computer and it goes to work -- without ever being late in the morning, getting mopey about the behavior and defects of her husband, or wanting a raise or more time off.

Sooner than we expect, wide swaths of skilled human employment will be impacted, partly displaced by computer AIs and required to serve, collaborate with, and supervise computer AIs that make human-like judgment calls with consequences in the real world.

18 posted on 02/03/2019 6:29:27 PM PST by Rockingham
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To: TheZMan

That’s why the ptb around the world are coming up with a minimum income. Everyone will get a basic needs payment monthly from govt. Work is optional. People will live as they pretty much do now, staring at screens, playing video games, smoking pot, raging on twitter... very easy to control people.


19 posted on 02/03/2019 6:32:33 PM PST by Marchmain (ok)
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To: TheZMan; PapaBear3625
Now solve the biggest problem of them all. What do you do with the not-insignificant portion of the population that can’t do high level things?

Human services will become expensive. Want a high status, human butler? big bucks.

Want a human gardener? big bucks.

A person that repairs robots? big bucks.

Plumber? Big bucks.

Where will the big bucks come from? We will be so productive with automated systems that a small amount of human time will be worth a lot of money.

If you are unwilling to work for a few hours a week, you might have a tough time.

The best bet to protect yourself, is to save a bit and invest. Become the owner/stockholder in companies that produce stuff.

20 posted on 02/03/2019 6:48:15 PM PST by marktwain (President Trump and his supporters are the Resistance. His opponents are the Reactionaries.)
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