Hinton's 2016 prediction fails: US radiologists grow from 28,700 to projected 29,600
AlexTensor · x · 2026-09-25
Adam Singer dug up Geoffrey Hinton's 2016 claim that AI would make radiologists obsolete within 5-10 years. Reality check: the US still has 28,700 radiologists today, and the BLS projects 29,600 by 2035. Singer calls for an "Old Takes Exposed" account for tech predictions, in the context of Jensen Huang's pushback against AI doomerism.
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