The Sun | World’s first AI hospital unveiled in China with robot doctors who ‘can treat 3,000 patients A DAY & will save millions’
THE world's first AI hospital where robot doctors can treat 3,000 patients a day has been unveiled in China.
Dubbed "Agent Hospital", the virtual facility will have the potential to save "millions" through its autonomous interaction.
Developed by researchers from Tsinghua University in Beijing, the AI hospital is so advanced that it already aims to be operational by the second half of 2024.
Six months of research and development means the hospital is nearing readiness for practical application, where it is set to transform the way doctors diagnose and treat patients.
Research team leader of the Agent Hospital, Liu Yang, said the AI hospital will bring immense benefits to both medical professionals and the general public, Global Times report.
Thanks to its simulated environment and ability to autonomously evolve, AI doctors will be able to treat up to 10,000 patients within a matter of days.
To put this into perspective, it would take at least two years for human doctors to achieve the same numbers.
Tests conducted by Chinese researchers have already shown AI doctor agents achieve an impressive 93.06 percent accuracy rate on the MedQA dataset (US Medical Licensing Exam questions).
Covering major respiratory diseases, the virtual medical professionals were able to simulate the entire process of diagnosing and treating patients.
This included consultation, examination, diagnosis, treatment and follow-up processes.
