South Korea turns to AI as personnel shortage strains military medical system

South Korea’s military has begun work on a plan to incorporate artificial intelligence into its medical system, as a sharp decline in military doctors raises concerns over the sustainability of its professional personnel-driven healthcare structure.

According to military officials Monday, the Armed Forces Medical Command recently commissioned a policy research project to draw up a long-term development plan for AI-based military medicine.

The move comes as the military faces growing pressure to ...