AI model predicts cancer patients' risk of dying from a face photo in tests

Scientific American reports that researchers trained an AI model on 40 million face images, then adapted it to estimate biological age and predict cancer patients' survival. In a test of 3,820 patients, 64 of the 122 with the highest risk score died within 90 days of being photographed. Researchers hope the tool could inform treatment decisions, but it's not ready for clinical use; the survival model was trained on a majority-white Boston-area patient population.