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Microsoft’s AI doubles diagnostic accuracy in 300 rare cases

By Drooid · Oct 23, 2026, 3:56 AM UTC · How we work

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Microsoft unveiled an AI diagnostic tool that was more than twice as accurate as general physicians.
The tool uses an orchestrator that coordinates step-by-step questions, exams and tests like a simulated expert panel.
In a study of over 300 rare, complex cases, the AI doubled physicians’ diagnostic accuracy.
The AI also outperformed doctors on emergency-room admission scenarios drawn from a major database.

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Story summary

Microsoft unveiled an AI diagnostic tool that was more than twice as accurate as general physicians.
The tool uses an orchestrator that coordinates step-by-step questions, exams and tests like a simulated expert panel.
In a study of over 300 rare, complex cases, the AI doubled physicians’ diagnostic accuracy.
The AI also outperformed doctors on emergency-room admission scenarios drawn from a major database.