Description
A new AI paradigm, based on large-scale parallel and data processing, is expected to bring significant innovation to medical and healthcare. It has the potential to transform how medical services are delivered and how health is managed by improving the efficiency of healthcare systems, enabling better use of health and medical data, supporting preventive care, and promoting effective use of personal health records (PHRs). At the same time, the adoption of AI brings a variety of social challenges to the forefront, including issues of privacy, intellectual property, and fairness. It is not enough to develop AI applications within each specialized domain independently; instead, we must take a comprehensive view of the entire infrastructure—from the Internet, data centers, and cloud platforms to data distribution and AI algorithms—and build a system in which different sectors can collaborate. Cyber Civilization Research Center has continued to share and discuss future directions for digital transformation (DX) in healthcare and medicine with experts from various fields. This paper serves as a record of interdisciplinary and practical discussions that go beyond academic and industrial boundaries, aiming to reimagine medical and healthcare in a society where AI is an essential foundation.
大規模な並列処理と膨大なデータ処理による新しいAI体系は、医療と健康の分野においての多大な貢献が期待され、医療システムの効率化、医療・健康データの運用、個人の予防医療、PHRの活用など、医療の提供方法や健康管理体制をも大きく変化させる。一方、AIの導入において、プライバシー、知財や公平性など様々な社会課題も顕在化している。個別専門分野毎にAIの利用を進めるだけでは不十分であり、インターネット、データセンター、クラウドインフラ、データ流通、AIアルゴリズムそのものなどの技術を包括的に捉え、各所が連携可能なAI前提の医療DXを推進する必要がある。慶應義塾大学サイバー文明研究センターではこれまで医療と健康のDXの未来に向けた道筋を各専門家と共有し議論を継続させてきた。本稿は、AIを前提とする医療社会の創生を医療関係者とAIの技術者が学術、産業の枠組みを超えて横断的かつ実践的に議論した記録である。