Artificial intelligence could one day diagnose skin cancer from smartphones

Can an algorithm detect skin cancer as well as a dermatologist? Scientists say yes, at least, according to a new study out this week. A group of researchers at Stanford say they have trained AI to be as reliable as human dermatologists at detecting skin cancer and that the technology may someday be able work on smartphones. SEE ALSO: Here's why those tech billionaires are throwing millions at ethical AI The researchers, who published their findings in the journal Nature this week, first trained ...