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summary: "A dermatologist tested GPT-6 Astra and Claude Fable 5.1 for skin cancer diagnosis and found them less accurate than expected, while a 10-year-old CNN outperformed both models."
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# A 10\-year\-old CNN outperforms frontier LLMs for skin cancer diagnosis

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**Published:** 2026-10-25T17:15:38.000Z
**Category:** Research
**Topics:** llm

## Summary

A dermatologist tested GPT\-6 Astra and Claude Fable 5\.1 for skin cancer diagnosis and found them less accurate than expected, while a 10\-year\-old CNN outperformed both models\.

## Sources

- [Story source](<https://lynchlab.net/llm-skin-cancer>)
- [Discussion](<https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50233779>)