CHINA LAUNCHES FIRST AI HOSPITAL TOWN WITH VIRTUAL AI DOCTORS

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Sat 08 June 2024:

China has inaugurated its first artificial intelligence (AI) hospital town, where AI-generated doctors treat patients in a virtual environment, state media reported on Wednesday.

“The concept of an AI hospital town, where virtual patients are treated by AI doctors, holds immense significance for both medical professionals and the general public,” the Beijing-based Global Times reported, citing recent interviews with Chinese researchers. This AI hospital is designed to train AI doctor agents in a simulated setting, allowing them to autonomously evolve and enhance their disease treatment capabilities.

Researchers from Tsinghua University have developed the “Agent Hospital” within this virtual world, where all doctors, nurses, and patients are operated by intelligent agents powered by large language models (LLMs) that can interact autonomously.

AI doctors can treat 10,000 patients in just a few days, a task that would take human doctors at least two years to accomplish.

Liu Yang, the leader of the Agent Hospital research team, explained that this innovative approach allows real doctors to treat virtual patients, while also offering medical students enhanced training opportunities. By simulating various AI patients, students can confidently propose treatment plans without risking harm to real patients.

“AI hospital town can simulate and predict various medical scenarios, such as the spread, development, and control of infectious diseases in a region,” Liu added.

After six months of development, Liu announced that the AI hospital town is close to being ready for practical use, with plans to be operational by the second half of 2024.

SOURCE: INDEPENDENT PRESS AND NEWS AGENCIES

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