AI sparking a global health revolution

Editor's note: China has attached great importance to the development of artificial intelligence in order to build itself into a major global AI innovation center. As a strategic technology leading a new round of scientific and technological revolution, AI will promote the deep integration of digital technology and the economy. Four experts share their views on the issue with China Daily.

Imagine a world where diseases are spotted before they strike, health is monitored by a digital guardian and treatments are perfectly tailored. This is no longer a distant dream but an emerging reality supercharged by artificial intelligence, big data and digital health. These technologies are rewriting global public health, offering a more reliable way to better predict illnesses, closely monitor people's well-being, treat them with pinpoint accuracy, and make healthcare fairer and faster. To achieve this, we need a strong, equitable worldwide healthcare system.

Think of AI and big data as health super-sleuths. They sift through mountains of health data, spotting patterns humans might miss, making disease prediction sharper. The large language model of DeepSeek shows promise in understanding medical conversations and helping doctors read scans for early signs of trouble, which means quicker help and access to fairer medical knowhow.