Singapore sets out shift to agentic AI and outcomes-based measurement in healthcare
Alongside the shift to agentic AI, Singapore has updated its Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare Guidelines (AIHGle 2.0).
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South Korea adopts seven AI ethics principles
The framework updates guidance first issued in 2020 and is intended to work alongside South Korea's AI Basic Act, which took effect earlier this year.
Ping An Good Doctor deepens AI-assisted care, expands hospital and pharmacy network
Ping An Good Doctor's AI Doctor service reached 100% retail coverage and 9.7 million users in H1 2026, the company said.
The age of AI: when scientific discovery becomes collaborative
The age of collaborative science should not be defined by how much reasoning machines can perform, argues HealthTechAsia's Vishnu Narayan.
Ant Group upgrades physician platform into AI workstation for millions of doctors
Two AI capabilities sit at the centre of the platform: an AI Medical Assistant for clinical decision support, and an AI Doctor Agent that individual physicians can configure for patient…
MedPlanner adds personalised health intelligence to AskHEMI app
The Personalised Health Intelligence feature allows AskHEMI to build a profile of each user's conditions, medications, lab results, allergies and lifestyle, then draw on that profile when answering questions.
Thailand opens public consultation on draft AI Act
Oversight would be decentralised, with sector regulators - in health, for example - responsible for AI within their own industries, coordinated by a national AI steering committee.
Laos holds first high-level policy dialogue on AI in health
The policy dialogue centred on the leadership and governance considerations needed for responsible AI adoption. Subsequent workshops focused on practical applications, regional experience and priority use cases.
From capability to context: reflections on the UN’s Preliminary Scientific Report on Artificial Intelligence
AI governance will depend less on building increasingly capable systems than on strengthening the institutions responsible for deploying them wisely, writes Vishnu Narayan.