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  1. Friday, October 23, 2026

    Microsoft’s Mustafa Suleyman says its AI outperforms doctors on hard cases as he chases ‘medical superintelligence’

    Source: TechCrunch

    Microsoft’s new AI diagnostic system beat generalist doctors on hard cases in a study published in Science, but TechCrunch notes most of the improvement appears to come from the underlying AI models rather than Microsoft’s system itself.

    Why it mattersHealthcare is where AI claims face the toughest scrutiny, and the detail about where the gains come from is the one to watch. For anyone building or buying clinical AI, ask what the wrapper adds beyond a better base model before paying for it.

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