This phenomenon, known as data contamination, means that neural networks do not possess real clinical "thinking," but merely memorize the correct answers (overfitting). For the macroeconomics of GovTech and healthcare, this is a disaster. Integrators are selling clinics and governments "innovative" diagnostic algorithms that are absolutely useless outside of artificial laboratory conditions. The exposed vulnerability of benchmarks will inevitably trigger a wave of audits and lawsuits against developers, freezing billion-dollar budgets for AI implementation in critical medical infrastructure.
Source: Scientific Reports
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