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Artificial Intelligence Can Predict When You’ll Die

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In preliminary tests, it nailed the amount of time left for patients in nine out of 10 cases.

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When patients receive a terminal cancer diagnosis, they are often given a frustratingly vague sense of how much time they have left. “You've got x months/years to live,” they’re typically told, a sentiment aimed at allowing patients to get their lives in order, maybe even live their last days with...

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