Shocker for doctors: new Microsoft MAI-DxO AI diagnoses 4 times more accurately than humans
It seems that medicine is officially entering a new era. Microsoft has announced that its new artificial intelligence system MAI Diagnostic Orchestrator (MAI-DxO) can diagnose diseases four times more accurately than real doctors - and at a lower cost.
What is known
The system tested its strength on 304 complex clinical cases from the New England Journal of Medicine. The AI went through the diagnostic process step by step, just like a real doctor does. For this purpose, Microsoft developed a special test called Sequential Diagnosis Benchmark.
MAI-DxO operates on the principle of a collective brain - it simultaneously polls several of the world's most powerful AI systems: OpenAI GPT, Google Gemini, Anthropic Claude, Meta Llama, and even Grok xAI (by Elon Musk). In essence, it is a virtual consultation of artificial intelligences.
The result is stunning: the diagnostic accuracy is 80% (doctors have 20%). Costs were reduced by 20% - AI chooses less expensive but effective tests and examinations.
And that's not all "This is a real step towards a medical superintelligent system," said Mustafa Suleyman, head of AI at Microsoft and former top executive at Google.
By the way, Microsoft actively recruited top researchers from Google for this project. The hunt for brains in the AI field is getting tougher.
It is currently unknown whether Microsoft will commercialise this technology. There are options: from integration into Bing for self-diagnosis to the creation of tools for doctors. But the company is already preparing for testing in real clinics.
Where are the pitfalls? Experts warn:
- In the study, doctors were forbidden to use auxiliary tools - it does not work that way in real life.
- AI does not take into account factors that a doctor sees, such as the patient's psychological state or the availability of equipment in a particular clinic.
But everyone agrees: if the system shows the same results in real clinical trials, it will be an explosion in the medical world. And not necessarily a good thing for doctors.
Briefly:
- Microsoft AI makes diagnoses 4 times more accurately than doctors
- Treatment is 20% cheaper
- It works as a consultancy with GPT, Gemini, Claude, Llama, and Grok
- Not a replacement for doctors yet, but doctors are already a bit nervous
Source: Wired
