AI read miners' X-rays better than the certified specialists.
Michigan State researchers built a tool that screens chest X-rays of dust-exposed workers. It caught the earliest lung scarring 91% of the time, against 77% for human readers. It also cleared about half the normal scans, because the country has only 200 certified readers.
Why it mattersMore than 2.2 million American workers breathe silica, coal or rock dust at work. Catching the scarring early is the only way they can leave the dust in time.
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