Alibaba open-sources Damo Radar medical AI detecting 150 abdominal conditions

Alibaba's Damo Academy open-sourced Damo Radar, a vision-language model that reads contrast-enhanced CT scans to flag nearly 150 abdominal conditions, including cancers. The move signals a push to commoditize medical AI and expand Alibaba's healthcare footprint, though clinical validation and adoption remain unproven. It matters as open-source medical AI could accelerate diagnostic tooling globally, but raises questions on regulatory and liability frameworks.