China has unveiled the world’s first fully AI-powered hospital, marking a radical shift in the future of healthcare.
Developed by Tsinghua University in Beijing, the “Agent Hospital” features 14 AI doctors and 4 AI nurses that can diagnose, treat, and manage up to 3,000 patients per day, without any human staff.
- Faster, smarter care: What would take human doctors 3 years, the AI doctors can do in 1 day.
- High IQ bots: These AI agents scored a 93.06% pass rate on the US Medical Licensing Exam.
- Training without risk: The virtual hospital allows medical students to practice in a fully simulated, no-risk environment.
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How it works
The hospital uses multimodal large language models (MLLMs) to simulate real-time interactions with patients, handle diagnoses, prescribe treatments, and monitor disease progression, all digitally.
It also includes predictive capabilities that can simulate how diseases spread, potentially helping officials prepare for future pandemics.
While it’s still in the research phase, Agent Hospital points to a future where AI could alleviate overburdened healthcare systems, provide round-the-clock care in underserved areas, and revolutionize medical education.
The technology must still clear regulatory and ethical hurdles, but the direction is clear: the AI doctor will see you now.