Re:IBM Watson correctly diagnoses a form of leukemia
by seesomesense on Saturday August 06, 2016 @11:10PM
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Without more information, it is difficult to know if this is just another Theranos.
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Re:IBM Watson correctly diagnoses a form of leukemia
by TillE on Sunday August 07, 2016 @06:24AM
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It's not difficult to see how a computer - especially with a huge database - could do very well at differential diagnosis. It would require the correct inputs, but its advantages are very clear even with fairly simple algorithms.
Theranos hand-waved several huge problems with their approach by claiming proprietary magic. What they tried to do is probably impossible. So, big difference.