22 September 2025
AI-based model can predict diseases: How big is the risk of incorrect interpretation?
In an interview for the Dutch news show Nieuswuur, which took place in the social robotics lab at the VU, Mark Hoogendoorn was asked to reflect on the latest development in AI and Healthcare, an AI-based model inspired by GPT that is able to make predictions for well over 1000 diseases. While the technological innovation is impressive, he emphasized that the predictive value varies a lot across diseases and long term predictions still show the be very challenging, often not exceeding predictions purely based on age and gender. While being a good next step in AI and Healthcare, the implementation in clinical practice still has a long way to go.