Computer learns to detect skin cancer more accurately than doctors

Artificial intelligence machine found 95% of melanomas in study compared to 86.6% for dermatologistsA computer was better than human dermatologists at detecting skin cancer in a study that pitted people against machines in the quest for better, faster diagnostics, researchers said on Tuesday.A team from Germany, the United States and France taught an artificial intelligence system to distinguish dangerous skin lesions from benign ones, showing it more than 100,000 images.Continue reading...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - Category: Science Authors: Tags: Skin cancer Science Artificial intelligence (AI) Medicine World news Technology Source Type: news