• Microsoft published research showing its AI Diagnostic Orchestrator outperformed physicians on diagnostic accuracy across complex medical cases and typical emergency-department presentations.
• No competing human or AI approach was both more accurate and less costly; a cost-focused configuration maintained strong diagnostic performance.
• Performance gains persisted with newer models, suggesting the orchestration approach could benefit from future AI advances.

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