AI trained to 'think' like human pathologists may be better at spotting cancer

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Researchers trained AI on how expert pathologists look for signs of cancer in patient samples, improving the algorithm's effectiveness.

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  • Reported by Live Science and published Sat, 12 Sep 2026 12:00:00 UTC.

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