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“ChinAI #235: GPT Medicine Beyond Imagination” by Jeffrey Ding

Aug 29, 2023

Exploring the use of GPT models in Chinese medicine, with insights on AI doctors in trials and chat-based medical apps. Discussing AI governance and proposed laws in China, as well as challenges in drafting PIPL and AI laws. Highlighting cutting-edge AI research projects supported by National Natural Science Foundation.

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China's medical AI sector is projected to experience significant growth with a compound annual growth rate of 40% by 2025.

Concordia AI's proposal for an AI law in China emphasizes aligning AI models with human values and regulating AI providers through a negative list system.

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Growth of China's Medical AI Sector

China's medical AI sector is projected to experience significant growth, with a estimated compound annual growth rate of about 40% from 2020 to 2025. By 2025, the sector's total market size is expected to exceed 30 billion renminbi. Following the launch of GPT models, Chinese groups have developed at least 18 medical models based on this paradigm. In a groundbreaking event, China hosted the world's first double-blind trial involving AI doctors and human doctors, where AI-driven Med GPT performed close to top-tier human doctors.

Introduction

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Exploring AI Safety and Governance in China

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Challenges in Drafting Laws and Ongoing AI Research in China

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Feature Translation: This Time, The AI Doctor is on Duty

Context: How has China’s medical field reacted to recent breakthroughs in large language models? Based on many interviews with doctors and experts, this week’s article (link to original Chinese) examines trends in this (potential) early adopter domain. Huxiu [虎嗅] is an influential platform that shares user-generated content but also publishes their own pieces on China’s science and technology ecosystem. This article is from Huxiu’s medical reporting team.

Key Takeaways: Fun translation note — some of the article’s reporting came at an event for the [...]

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First published:
August 28th, 2023

Source:
https://chinai.substack.com/p/chinai-235-gpt-medicine-beyond-imagination

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