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Re:AI used for skin cancer checks at London hospital by jxjnskkzxxhx on Tuesday April 15, 2025 @05:51AM (#43690823)
We have a formal description of this, it's called bayes theorem.

The Jordanian doctors just had poor priors.

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Re:AI used for skin cancer checks at London hospital by tbihl on Tuesday April 15, 2025 @06:30AM (#43691010)
In this particular case, "when you see stripes with hoofbeats, think zebra, not horse with a paintjob"
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