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Case file No. 03 · AI Forecast Ledger

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Deep learning outperforms radiologists within five years, so we should stop training them now

Missed · called by 2021

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US radiologist workforce headcount vs. 201617.3 % growth in US radiologist headcount, 2014-2023 (as of 2023)

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How it's graded

Met if AI had displaced human radiologists (falling demand / headcount) by ~2021; failed if the workforce kept growing and AI became a complement

US radiologist workforce headcount vs. 20162 measured points
Measured trajectory for Radiologists obsolete2 receipt-backed measurements of US radiologist workforce headcount vs. 2016, from 17.3 in 2023 to 25.7 in 2025-02-12. Every value is listed in the table below the figure.1721.526Due 20212023Feb 202517.3 % growth in US radiologist headcount, 2014-2023 as of 2023 — open the source25.7 % growth in US radiologist headcount, 2014-2023 as of 2025-02-12 — open the source25.7 % growth in US radiologist headcount, 2014-2023
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Table view
As ofMeasured (% growth in US radiologist headcount, 2014-2023)Receipt
202317.3source
2025-02-1225.7source

Receipts · 3

Ledger history
  • 2026-06-24: seeded
  • 2026-06-25: demoted pending bulletproof re-grade
  • 2026-07-02: Target date (2021) long past. Neiman HPI (measurement): radiologist headcount grew 17.3% (30,723 to 36,024) from 2014-2023; Nature (2025) corroborates a persistent shortage. Graded wrong per rubric.
  • 2026-08-17: Verdict 'wrong' remains correct: the 2021 target is long past and the radiologist workforce grew rather than collapsed. A fresher Neiman HPI release (Feb 2025, neimanhpi.org) refreshes the workforce…
  • 2026-09-14: Verdict 'wrong' remains correct (2021 target long past; the workforce grew rather than collapsed). A fresh read of the Neiman HPI release (fetched 2026-09-14) provides a concrete headcount…

Every verdict on the ledger is graded against dated, archived third-party evidence and blind-verified by two independent models.