AI model offers support for traditional medicine

The testing of an artificial intelligence model dedicated to traditional Chinese medicine has been completed, with its developers now looking to countries involved in the Belt and Road Initiative as their first overseas markets.

The Haihe Qibo model — named after the Haihe, the mother river of Tianjin, and Qibo, a legendary TCM doctor from ancient times — was unveiled in Tianjin on Saturday during an event hosted by information technology giant Huawei and Tianjin's Hebei district government.

"Setting itself apart from previous TCM big models, this model offers multi-language services and robust data, and boasts rapid AI compatibility," said Wang Xin, vice-dean of the School of Artificial Intelligence at Tianjin University.