AI helping in the fight against breast cancer

@JudyEv (382566)
Rockingham, Australia
March 5, 2026 6:50pm CST
An interesting article came up on my news feed which I thought I’d share with you all. Australian-made artificial intelligence (AI) has been used to develop a tool to predict the likelihood of a woman having breast cancer. The algorithm used data from nearly half a million Australian mammograms and an independent dataset of 4,500 Swedish women. Scanning so many mammograms would be impossible for an individual. The AI tool has learnt to distinguish between dense breast tissue and cancer. It also operates at a pixel level which the human eye cannot do. Overall, when it came to determining risk, it was more accurate than current methods. So another good use for AI it seems. The photo is mine.
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Anna
@LadyDuck (502812)
• Italy
6 Mar
I have read that AI is becoming incredibly useful in the medical field. I am not against AI, I am against replacing humans with AI in every field.
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Anna
@LadyDuck (502812)
• Italy
6 Mar
@JudyEv -So very well said.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (382566)
• Rockingham, Australia
6 Mar
I agree with you. AI needs to be the servant of humans, not the master.
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Jimbo45
@Ineeddentures (35395)
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6 Mar
That's really good to hear. AI will be a game changer in many fields Eventually I think it will eradicate all cancers We will all love even longer The population will explode And then the planet will overheat, run out of resources, and implode How cheery am I?
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (382566)
• Rockingham, Australia
6 Mar
Not particularly cheery I guess but I don't think all of this will happen in our lifetimes.
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Jimbo45
@Ineeddentures (35395)
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6 Mar
@JudyEv I said lol that we would all love longer Chance would be a fine thing haha
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DE
@DaddyEvil (174707)
• United States
6 Mar
That's a beautiful photo. I hope the doctors have figured out how to stop AI from fabricating data... At least when it's used for medical purposes.
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DE
@DaddyEvil (174707)
• United States
7 Mar
@JudyEv I really hope so.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (382566)
• Rockingham, Australia
6 Mar
Good point. I don't know how they do this but hopefully they can stay on top of AI.
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RasmaSandra
@RasmaSandra (98129)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
6 Mar
That sounds very useful indeed. Good to know.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (382566)
• Rockingham, Australia
7 Mar
AI could be very useful in all sorts of ways as it can churn through data so quickly.
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DianneN
@DianneN (254926)
• United States
6 Mar
I’m all for AI helping out in the medical field when used responsibly.
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DianneN
@DianneN (254926)
• United States
7 Mar
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (382566)
• Rockingham, Australia
7 Mar
It can process data so much more quickly. 'Used responsibly' is the operative term.
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Thelma
@thelme55 (79352)
• Germany
6 Mar
That’s a good news. AI is good but not when it replace a human being when it comes to work.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (382566)
• Rockingham, Australia
7 Mar
That's how I feel about it too. It shouldn't be replacing humans.
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Amber
@AmbiePam (121147)
• United States
6 Mar
That’s very positive news.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (382566)
• Rockingham, Australia
6 Mar
I thought so too. I thought it was a very positive article.
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snowy
@snowy22315 (209177)
• United States
6 Mar
Yes, I think AI will be a big help in medical diagnosis, and I am all over it as long as the results are signed off by a human.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (382566)
• Rockingham, Australia
6 Mar
We need to be sure humans are in control at all stages.
Go Crossbones
@crossbones27 (53005)
• Mojave, California
6 Mar
Its going to help a lot of good people to do their jobs, the question is how do we keep it out of bad people's hands?
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (382566)
• Rockingham, Australia
6 Mar
That's certainly going to be the problem.
Eva James
@wolfgirl569 (136008)
• Marion, Ohio
6 Mar
It could have a lot of good uses.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (382566)
• Rockingham, Australia
6 Mar
I can see it being very useful.
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LindaOH
@LindaOHio (222806)
• United States
6 Mar
As long as it's as accurate or more accurate than a human, then I don't have a problem with it. It must still be run by a human though.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (382566)
• Rockingham, Australia
6 Mar
Yes, that's true. We always need to be in control.
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Kandase
@Kandae11 (57231)
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6 Mar
Al can be used and misused. Let us hope that the benefits greatly outweigh the negative aspects.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (382566)
• Rockingham, Australia
6 Mar
I couldn't agree more. It has a lot of potential for good but also for evil.
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