Euclid Ventures · 7 August 2026 · Industry Analysis

THE VERTICAL MUSEUM · EXHIBIT 02

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IBM's Watson for Oncology, the AI system that defeated Jeopardy! champions, failed spectacularly when applied to cancer treatment. Trained on hypothetical cases from one hospital, it gave unsafe advice, struggled with real-world complexity, and never treated a single patient despite $62M invested at MD Anderson.

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Topics: Healthcare · AI (Horizontal)

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