Alibaba open-sources AI model that can detect cancer and nearly 150 conditions
yogthos
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September 18, 2026
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Discussion Highlights (5 comments)
K0balt
Anyone know how many parameters?
westurner
ScholarlyArticle: "Large-scale AI-guided liver malignancy diagnosis: multicenter study and a single-arm trial" (2026) Nature Medicine https://www.nature.com/articles/s41591-026-04589-y Source: https://github.com/alibaba-damo-academy/damo-radar Model: https://huggingface.co/radar-generalist
westurner
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
ElProlactin
I much prefer Gemini. It tells me I'm very smart and almost always right.
t0bia_s
I'm wonder when there will be model for predict future. Could be named "Crystal bAill"