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AI has had the opposite effect on false positives. Statistically, most patients aren't (that) sick and don't have zebras. Taking radiology as an example (becau
by haldujai 3y ago
AI has had the opposite effect on false positives. Statistically, most patients aren't (that) sick and don't have zebras.
Taking radiology as an example (because that's my specialty) ~90% of studies are normal and some types (e.g. CT for pulmonary embolism, CT for transient ischemic attack/vertigo) are closer to 98-99% normal.
Every diagnostic AI application I've seen implemented as of 2023 that merely replicates the work of a human has done nothing but increase false positives.
The extreme class imbalance makes this a non-trivial problem.