For the first time, a robot with artificial intelligence passes the medical degree exam

Xiaoyi, a Chinese robot, passed the country's medical license test for the first time. This is a proof that China is very interested in the research and application of AI in the field of health and health care.

Before an AI machine was considered to have real intelligence, experts agreed that they had to pass the tests that were once reserved for humans. And while more and more machines in the world are equipped with artificial intelligence, the most diligent AI seems to be smart enough to achieve medical certification.

Xiao Yi smart robot.

For example, Xiaoyi, an AI-functional robot in China, was recently given a national medical license test. Surprisingly, he passed the exam and became the first robot to have done this. Not only passing the exam, Xiaoyi has reached a score of 456/600, 96 points higher than the floor.

Robot developed by China's leading AI company, iFlytek. It is equipped with artificial intelligence to capture and analyze patient information. Now, iFlytek has proven that their robots also have enough medical knowledge to become a licensed doctor.

China Daily noted that this is part of China's efforts, in promoting the application of artificial intelligence to more and more industries, including the health sector and consumer electronics. China has surpassed the United States to become a world leader in some areas of AI research. They are trying to become a global leader in artificial intelligence by 2030.

The US and Chinese governments, along with private companies, intend to use AI for good purposes. One of the areas they focus on is medical research and health care.

Most people have heard a lot about IBM and their AI has been able to diagnose cancer, to support doctors and improve patient care at hospitals.

In addition, Amazon with virtual assistant Echo and AI-Alexa are present in the field of health care. Similarly, Google's DeepMind Health is also trying to use machine learning to participate in the health care process in the UK.

China's artificial intelligence robot passes a medical license test.

In China, iFlytek plans to turn Xiaoyi into an assistant to help doctors improve their performance."We will officially launch robots in March 2018. It is not a substitute for doctors. Instead, robots help promote cooperation between people and machines to increase the effectiveness of medical care." , iFlytek chairman Liu Qingfeng told China Daily.

Specifically, the vision of iFlytek is to use AI to improve cancer treatment and help train general practitioners, the human resources that China needs a lot."In rural areas in China, GPs are in serious shortage. We hope that AI can help many people access quality health resources , " Qingfeng added.

In short, we do not need to fear that AI with a degree in health will make the doctors unemployed. In this case it is quite the opposite, because this AI will help to increase people's ability to work instead of pushing them into the absence of a job. At least for now, you don't have to worry about meeting a doctor who is a robot.