Field Note — commentary, not a graded receipt

Five years past the radiologist call

anniversary · 2026-06-27

In 2016 Geoffrey Hinton said we should stop training radiologists because deep learning would outperform them within five years. The 2021 deadline passed; radiologist demand has since grown rather than collapsed. The claim is past its window and awaiting a formal grade — not yet a verdict.

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