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In a cross-sectional design, 482 consecutive participants were enrolled. Lesions were photographed using a digital camera, and punch biopsies were obtained. Histopathologic interpretation was considered the gold standard. Using training (approximately 70% of images) and validation (approximately 10% of images) sets, we developed a prediction model using a rule-based combination of You Only Look Once version 5 and 8 object detection classifiers. We determined sensitivity, specificity, and positive and negative predictive values of the AI-based prediction model in a test set (approximately 20% of images) and compared these with the accuracy of a dermatologist's visual interpretation of images.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>RESULTS<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Four hundred seventy-two participants (1,385 images) were evaluable. Of these, 36% was female; the median age was 34 years; and 94% had HIV, 332 had KS, and 140 had no KS by histopathology. In the test set, the AI-derived prediction model achieved 89% sensitivity (85%-94%) and 51% specificity (40%-61%) for diagnosing KS; the positive predictive value was 81% (75%-86%), and the negative predictive value was 67% (55%-78%). The area under the receiver operating characteristic curve was 0.72. A dermatologist evaluating the same images, with emphasis on sensitivity, achieved a sensitivity of 93% (89%-96%) and a specificity of 19% (11%-28%).<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>CONCLUSION<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Among dark-skinned patients in Uganda with lesions suspicious for KS, evaluation of digital surface images by an AI-based prediction model produced moderate accuracy for diagnosing KS. 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