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Iyad Sultan: Can we train AI models to understand the Human Anatomy?
Apr 4, 2025, 11:59

Iyad Sultan: Can we train AI models to understand the Human Anatomy?

Iyad Sultan,

Looking for collaborators and ideas.

Over the past month, I’ve been working intensively with our multi-agent language model to stage cancer cases.

In doing so, I’ve run into a very specific but critical limitation: language models – including ChatGPT – struggle with the spatial understanding of human anatomy.

One recurring issue is confusion around what lies above or below the diaphragm. Despite their impressive language capabilities, these models often misclassify or mislabel organs and structures based on their anatomical location. This reflects a deeper gap in spatial reasoning when it comes to the human body.

I’m proposing an idea: to train a model – maybe GPT-4 or even a smaller, specialized one – on spatial relationships between human organs. This would involve curating a dataset that maps organs relative to one another and to key anatomical landmarks like the diaphragm.

Has anyone tackled a problem like this before?

Or is anyone interested in collaborating to explore this idea further? I’d love to hear your thoughts, suggestions, or just connect with others who find this intersection of anatomy and AI compelling.

Thank you!”

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