Development status and ethical challenges of artificial intelligence in traditional Chinese medicine
10.12026/j.issn.1001-8565.2025.02.05
- VernacularTitle:人工智能在中医药中的发展现状与伦理挑战
- Author:
Jiaqing DAI
1
;
Yuxuan JIANG
1
;
Jingnan HU
2
;
Liu YANG
2
;
Lifang GUO
2
Author Information
1. Graduate School， Hebei University of Chinese Medicine， Shijiazhuang 050091， China
2. Research Department， the First Affiliated Hospital of Hebei University of Chinese Medicine， Shijiazhuang 050011， China
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
artificial intelligence;
traditional Chinese medicine;
medical ethics;
smart healthcare
- From:
Chinese Medical Ethics
2025;38(2):173-178
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
In the context of the rapid development of 5G technology， the development of artificial intelligence （AI） in traditional Chinese medicine （TCM） faces new opportunities and challenges. Focusing on how to uphold tradition while innovating in the development of AI in TCM， starting from the current development status of AI in Chinese medicine， including the integration of four diagnostic methods， syndrome differentiation and treatment， auxiliary diagnosis and treatment， research and development of Chinese herbal medicine， prevention and treatment of diseases， knowledge inheritance， and other aspects， this paper discussed the support of policies and technical advancements， as well as development opportunities such as increased demand for health. Regarding machine ethics， data ethics， regulatory review， and other aspects， it also proposed some suggestions that the training algorithm should be improved to assist medical work； data ownership should be clarified to ensure data security； and an AI ethics committee should be set up to improve the review system， aiming to maximize the advantages of smart healthcare and accelerate the modernization of TCM for the benefit of patients and the service of human health.
