AI triages ER cases correctly 78% of the time vs about 30% for attending physicians
realmeetjames · x · 2026-09-29
- A widely shared claim: an AI correctly diagnosed ER cases 78% of the time, while attending physicians managed about 30%.
- A med student starting in 2026 reflects that the hard part of medical training is no longer memorizing facts, but deciding which ones still need to live in your head—the lesson isn't that doctors are obsolete.
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