I built an early-cancer-detection AI in 2015 — it still runs in hundreds of hospitals
itsOmSarraf_ · x · 2026-11-10
Developer David Gilmore recounts his pre-hype AI career: deep learning research for the Intelligence Community and Goldman Sachs in 2014, then a solo competition against 10 IBM Watson people to build early-cancer-detection AI for HCA Healthcare in 2015—a system still running across hundreds of US hospitals. He calls it his most fulfilling work but feels the industry has 'taken a turn for the worse.' He also turned down a six-figure acquisition at 21 over ethical concerns. A first-hand AI-industry veteran narrative.
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