⚠️ A new study suggests AI may already outperform ER doctors at one of the hardest parts of medicine: early diagnosis.
Researchers found that OpenAI’s year-old o1 model identified the correct or near-correct diagnosis 67% of the time, compared to 50–55% for emergency physicians.
The gap was largest during early triage, when doctors have limited information, patients are piling up, and mistakes are most dangerous.
Even more striking: the study didn’t use clean textbook examples. It tested the model on messy, real-world ER cases. And this was with o1, a model already considered old by AI stan
Researchers found that OpenAI’s year-old o1 model identified the correct or near-correct diagnosis 67% of the time, compared to 50–55% for emergency physicians.
The gap was largest during early triage, when doctors have limited information, patients are piling up, and mistakes are most dangerous.
Even more striking: the study didn’t use clean textbook examples. It tested the model on messy, real-world ER cases. And this was with o1, a model already considered old by AI stan
