SAM 3 Nearly Matches Experts Counting Malaria Blood Smears

Tests show Meta's SAM 3 can count malaria-infected cells from smartphone blood smear photos using just two prompts, tallying 28 versus experts' 29, though it missed some ring-form parasites while correctly identifying 421 of about 445 red blood cells.

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• SAM 3 counts malaria-infected cells from a phone photo: 28 vs expert's 29 — MaziyarPanahi · 2026-11-01
• SAM 3 counts malaria-infected cells: 421/445 red cells but only 72/112 parasites — MaziyarPanahi · 2026-11-01