For cell-type prediction within an organ, deep learning is not needed, according to a paper by the speaker's group.

“So for such a simple categorization, you know, this is actually not, not so bad. There's one thing called Cell Typist, for example, which is doing a good job, and I think we had a paper maybe five or six years ago where we had the ta-title very plain, Deep Learning is Not Needed for Cell Type Prediction.”

“This is true if it's within an organ. If you sort of go cross organ, suddenly it gets a bit more subtle because, you know, sort of cell types reoccur in different organs and immune cells sort of su-subtle change depending which tissue they are.”