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Alibaba open-sources AI model that can detect cancer and nearly 150 conditions

85 pointsby 5h agoscmp.com
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43m agoHN ↗

The model weights are only ~5GB, so this is small.

1h agoHN ↗

From https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44693991 :

EPS3.9 also had significant anti-tumor effects in the mice with liver cancer and activated anti-tumor immune responses

“A Novel Exopolysaccharide, Highly Prevalent in Marine Spongiibacter, Triggers Pyroptosis to Exhibit Potent Anticancer Effects” (2025) DOI: 10.1096/fj.202500412R https://faseb.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1096/fj.2025004...

"A Gemma model helped discover a new potential cancer therapy pathway" https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45604231 :

eCPMV VNPs + EPS3.9 + [...]

"Scientists are discovering a powerful new way to prevent cancer" https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45474404

Notes re: Kidneys not Livers: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47460486 ; gh/topic/healthcare-ai

20m agoHN ↗

I much prefer Gemini. It tells me I'm very smart and almost always right.