Microsoft claims its AI diagnoses up to 4x more accurately than doctors, in Science-published study
The Verge AI · rss · 2026-10-23
Microsoft AI CEO Mustafa Suleyman tells The Verge that AI's long-promised healthcare breakthrough "is finally here." The findings, published Thursday in Science, pit Microsoft's AI system against human physicians on scenarios drawn from medical case reports and emergency department data, compiled into Microsoft's own benchmark. Microsoft claims the tool can diagnose conditions up to 4x more accurately than human doctors.
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