Hospital AI Hallucinates Fracture on X-Ray; Mayo Clinic Sued for Hiding 67% Error Rate
SumitGup · x · 2026-08-05
A user reported that a hospital's AI tool hallucinated a second fracture on their mother's post-surgery X-ray. She was prepped for unnecessary surgery before a doctor manually reviewed the images and canceled the procedure.
Separately, Mayo Clinic is being sued by its former AI compliance lead, who alleges the hospital system concealed a 67% error rate in its AI tool at the expense of patient safety.
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