A decade after the ‘Godfather of AI’ said radiologists were obsolete, their salaries are up to $571K and demand is growing fast | Flipboard
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“A decade after the ‘Godfather of AI’ said radiologists were obsolete, their salaries are up to $571K and demand is growing fast”
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Multiple sources confirm the salary figures and growth. The Imaging Wire reports an average annual salary of $571k in 2025 (up 9%), and Physician on FIRE corroborates high average salaries in the $500k+ range.
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— Data sources show an average salary the average salary of a radiologist is roughly $500,000 annually. According to the latest Doximity report, radiology is the tenth-highest specialty in 2023, with an…
https://www.physicianonfire.com/radiologist-salary/
https://www.physicianonfire.com/radiologist-salary/
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— Get career advice for Radiologists.
https://www.indeed.com/career/radiologist/salaries
https://www.indeed.com/career/radiologist/salaries
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— Radiologist salaries grew 9% in 2025, with medical imaging posting the third-highest growth rate among physician specialties.The new Medscape report found that radiologists had an average annual salar…
https://theimagingwire.com/2026/04/15/radiologist-salaries-g…
https://theimagingwire.com/2026/04/15/radiologist-salaries-g…
“In 2016, the “Godfather of AI,” Geoffrey Hinton, stood onstage at a machine learning conference in Toronto and declared AI would soon kill the [radiology profession]”
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Three independent sources (a YouTube record of the event, Fortune, and a medical AI analysis) confirm that Geoffrey Hinton stated at a 2016 Toronto conference that AI would replace/kill the radiology profession.
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— Geoff Hinton comments on radiology and deep learning at the 2016 Machine Learning and Market for Intelligence Conference in Toronto.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2HMPRXstSvQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2HMPRXstSvQ
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— In 2016, the “Godfather of AI,” Geoffrey Hinton, stood onstage at a machine learning conference in Toronto and declared AI would soon kill the radiology profession.
https://fortune.com/2026/05/04/godfather-of-ai-geoffrey-hint…
https://fortune.com/2026/05/04/godfather-of-ai-geoffrey-hint…
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— In 2016, the Nobel Prize winner in Physics, Geoffrey Hinton, stated boldly that AI would completely replace radiologists within 5 years. These claims were broadly correct that the technology would hav…
https://www.azmed.co/news-post/will-ai-replace-radiologists-…
https://www.azmed.co/news-post/will-ai-replace-radiologists-…
“Sam Altman posted on X at 2:33 a.m. on 2 May: “you can sign in to openclaw with your chatgpt account now and use your subscription there! happy lobstering.””
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The specific quote and timestamp are reported by one web source. Other sources provided for Sam Altman are general biographical or unrelated warnings, providing no further corroboration of this specific X post.
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— Samuel Harris Altman (born April 22, 1985) is an American entrepreneur who has been the chief executive officer (CEO) of the AI company OpenAI since 2019.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sam_Altman
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sam_Altman
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— Sam Altman posted on X at 2:33 a.m. on 2 May: “you can sign in to openclaw with your chatgpt account now and use your subscription there! happy lobstering.” The…
https://technewstube.com/the-next-web/1828521/openai-turned-…
https://technewstube.com/the-next-web/1828521/openai-turned-…
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— Sam Altman cautions that ChatGPT does not offer therapist-client confidentiality. With AI tools gaining more capabilities and having better emotional understanding, many have started relying on chatbo…
https://wccftech.com/sam-altman-issues-chilling-warning-chat…
https://wccftech.com/sam-altman-issues-chilling-warning-chat…
“Japan is building military drones out of cardboard”
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The claim is mentioned in a Flipboard cross-reference, but the other web search results are generic travel guides for Japan and provide no information regarding military drones.
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— Everything about modern and traditional Japan with emphasis on travel and living related information.
https://www.japan-guide.com/
https://www.japan-guide.com/
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— Tomioka Site of Japan's first modern silk factory. Saitama City north of Tokyo with a few places of interest. Narita Site of Tokyo's international airport. Kawasaki Sandwiched between Tokyo and Yokoha…
https://www.japan-guide.com/e/e623a.html
https://www.japan-guide.com/e/e623a.html
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— Travel to Japan: Tourist information about Japan.
https://www.japan-guide.com/e/e623.html
https://www.japan-guide.com/e/e623.html
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“The US just found millions of tons of lithium in Appalachia, enough for 500 billion cellphones”
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Multiple independent sources (Kantan.News, Google News, and a report citing the US Geological Survey) confirm the discovery of 2.3 million metric tons of lithium in Appalachia and the estimate that it could power 500 billion smartphones.
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— The U.S. Geological Survey revealed the region might contain a whopping 2.3 million metric tons of previously undiscovered lithium. As the New York Post calculated, it could be worth in the neighborho…
https://www.thecooldown.com/green-tech/lithium-discovery-app…
https://www.thecooldown.com/green-tech/lithium-discovery-app…
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— The US has discovered a massive 2.3 million-ton lithium deposit in the Appalachians! Enough to power 130 million EVs and 500 billion smartphones, this historic find could end reliance on imports and r…
https://kantan.news/news/us-discovers-massive-23-million-ton…
https://kantan.news/news/us-discovers-massive-23-million-ton…
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— US Discovers 2.3 Metric Ton Lithium Deposit Beneath the Appalachian. 2 days ago.$65 billion worth of lithium beneath Appalachian Mountains could power US for centuries.
https://news.google.com/stories/CAAqNggKIjBDQklTSGpvSmMzUnZj…
https://news.google.com/stories/CAAqNggKIjBDQklTSGpvSmMzUnZj…
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