29 days ago · Global
Alibaba open-sources medical AI model that can detect cancer and nearly 150 conditions
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SignalsMonitor is following this as a technology story. South China Morning Post Asia is the outlet attached so far. The reports are tied to Global. The first report grouped here was at 18 Sept 2026, 14:30 UTC. The headline in use is “Alibaba open-sources medical AI model that can detect cancer and nearly 150 conditions”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
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Alibaba Group Holding’s research arm, Damo Academy, has open-sourced an artificial intelligence model capable of identifying nearly 150 abdominal conditions – including cancers – by reading computed tomography (CT) scans, marking the latest step in the firm’s growing medical AI efforts. The vision-language model, called Damo Radar, was designed to…
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Alibaba open-sources medical AI model that can detect cancer and nearly 150 conditions
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