Accuracy

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Accuracy here means the probability of getting a good answer to a question.

Context

Alternate views of getting the truth or getting the best answer were considered, but rejected for our purposes.

Problems

Examples

  • According to research, trained pigeons can identify cancerous tissue in medical images with an accuracy rate of around 85% individually, and when their responses are pooled together as a "flock," their accuracy can reach up to 99%, which is comparable to human experts in the field; essentially, a flock of pigeons can be as accurate as humans in evaluating cancer screening images. Of course, either the humans or the pigeons must be properly trained first.[1]

References

  1. Andrea Szöllössi, Pigeons identify breast cancer 'as well as humans' 2015-11-20 https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-34878151