The Diagnosis AI That Suddenly Finds Too Many Diseases

A hospital tests a new AI system for medical diagnosis.

It analyzes X-ray images and is supposed to detect diseases early.

At first the doctors are impressed.

The AI actually finds some problems that were previously overlooked.

But after a few weeks something unusual happens:

The AI reports possible diseases more and more often.

Many of these warnings later turn out to be false alarms.

Some patients undergo unnecessary tests and become worried.

The AI only intended to help.

Question:
Why can a diagnostic AI report more and more diseases even though it is supposed to be more accurate?

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