Artificial intelligence is expected to create fresh momentum for the development of traditional Chinese medicine, as China accelerates the application of digital technologies across healthcare and pharmaceutical sectors, experts said recently.
AI can help improve clinical diagnosis, pharmaceutical research, smart hospital construction, health management services and data-based governance, while creating new opportunities for the modernization and international expansion of TCM, they said at the inaugural World Congress of Artificial Intelligence in Traditional Chinese Medicine in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province.
Ma Jianzhong, president of the World Federation of Chinese Medicine Societies, said that TCM has reached 196 countries and regions, serving as an important bridge for international health cooperation and cultural exchange.
"Artificial intelligence provides TCM with technological wings, while the unique wisdom of TCM will, in turn, open up new application scenarios for AI," Ma said.
He said the deeper integration of TCM and AI has broad prospects, adding that global TCM professionals should work together to build standards, strengthen international cooperation and enhance the sector's global influence.
