Beijing to limit use of generative AI in online healthcare activities, including medical diagnosis, amid growing interest in ChatGPT-like services
- New rules drafted by the Beijing Municipal Health Commission would strictly prohibit the use AI for automatically generating medical prescriptions
- The proposed regulation provides 41 rules covering various online healthcare activities
The regulation, which provides 41 rules covering various online healthcare activities, also stipulated that medical personnel in this sector are required to have professional qualifications, approval from recognised medical institutions and more than three years of clinical work experience.
“Artificial intelligence software shall not replace the doctors to provide diagnosis and treatment services,” said the draft regulation, the passage of which would mark the first time a local government explicitly limits the use of generative AI in healthcare after the central authorities announced such restrictions in 2022.
Generative AI refers to algorithms, such as those behind ChatGPT and similar services, that can be used to create new content, including audio, code, images, text, simulations and videos.