http://en.people.cn/n3/2025/0324/c90000-20292983.html

Beijing Children’s Hospital has developed a pediatric large-scale AI model under the name “Futang·Baichuan” and introduced two AI-powered applications — the AI Pediatrician Basic Version and the Expert Version. The applications will be deployed in medical centers and community hospitals across Beijing as well as over 150 county-level hospitals in neighboring Hebei Province, according to the developer.

The model features a robust knowledge system for common and rare childhood diseases, leveraging pediatric “evidence-based medicine” to generate personalized diagnosis and treatment plans.

Trained on clinical expertise from more than 300 renowned specialists at the hospital and decades of high-quality medical records, it excels in clinical reasoning, multi-modal processing, and multi-round chatting. When interacting with patients’ parents, it can autonomously conduct multi-round inquiries and engage in communication patiently.

The Basic Version targets daily pediatric care, empowering grassroots clinicians, while the Expert Version addresses complex and rare diseases to enhance decision-making efficiency. For example, the Basic Version can differentiate early symptoms of viral encephalitis — often mistaken for the common cold — to prompt timely testing and reduce misdiagnosis risks.

The system was eveloped by the hospital in collaboration with two technology companies Baichuan AI and Xiaoerfang.