I spent the weekend in the Emergency Dept of a major NYC hospital. In the past 3 weeks I've probably looked at ~250 Chest X-rays of COVID-19+ or likely patients. (Not getting many CT scans currently).

You really don't need AI to figure this out. In about 5 minutes, I could show any reasonably smart non-medical person what to look for and they'd do just as well as me (not a radiologist). They all have it and it all looks similar.

What would be more interesting is if they attach outcomes data to this. From my anecdotal review of these patients over very limited follow up time periods, x-ray findings didn't seem to correlate with outcomes (death, intubation, etc) or even the need for supplemental oxygen support. That wouldn't be hype, that would be actionable and that would help us on the front-lines