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It’s a regression model. You don’t “need” AI for anything. But using ML to identify thresholds for decision making is extremely useful.

I don’t like calling everything AI, but I’m even more irritated by people that don’t understand the value of simple ML models for low hanging fruit decisions like the one shown here

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Isn't regression a basic AI? Most traditional ML algorithms are advanced regression models (how we draw the line/planes)

AI is a poorly defined term. That’s about the full discussion

I agree. That's a much more compelling use of statistics than the shitty neural nets and whatnot we are usually served in healthcare.

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