{"id":3774,"date":"2025-08-15T17:42:02","date_gmt":"2025-08-15T09:42:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bccmedianews.com\/?p=3774"},"modified":"2025-08-18T17:44:28","modified_gmt":"2025-08-18T09:44:28","slug":"2025-waic-medical-ai-makes-a-comeback","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bccmedianews.com\/?p=3774","title":{"rendered":"2025 WAIC: Medical AI Makes a Comeback"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Medical AI, which had largely been forgotten by major TMT (Technology, Media, Telecom) giants in 2024, seems to have experienced a dark quiet before the dawn. At WAIC 2025, these giants showcased their medical AI products in full force. In this hyper-competitive environment, companies did everything they could to demonstrate how AI would soon be deployed across all kinds of medical scenarios. The \u201cAI hospital\u201d is fast becoming reality\u2014it\u2019s no longer just an ambitious promise on a PowerPoint slide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What Does an \u201cAI Hospital\u201d Look Like?<\/strong>
If the WAIC venue this year were a hospital of the future, then:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 The outpatient hall would be operated by Ant Group\u2019s \u201cAI Health Assistant AQ,\u201d which is simultaneously registering, interpreting scans, and accompanying doctor visits for 100 million users\u2014while also reminding grandpas, \u201cDon\u2019t stop taking your blood pressure meds.\u201d
\u2022 The emergency room is contracted to Lansong Digital Science\u2019s \u201cLAN-AI Agents,\u201d which generate a \u201cdigital twin ICU\u201d at the click of a button, down to real-time monitoring of the ambulance tire pressure.
\u2022 The imaging department has the shortest queue\u2014because United Imaging Intelligence\u2019s \u201cChest One-Scan Multi-Check\u201d agent detects 73 types of abnormalities in one go, with an average AUC (Area Under Curve) of 94%.
\u2022 The Traditional Chinese Medicine department is the liveliest: Zhihuiyan\u2019s \u201cBianshi AI Four Diagnostics Instrument\u201d compresses tongue, facial, and pulse diagnostics into just 3 minutes, and the constitution report even includes a seasonal tip like \u201cDrink pear soup in autumn.\u201d
\u2022 In the hospital director\u2019s office, New H3C\u2019s \u201cLinSeer ICT Agent\u201d monitors the hospital\u2019s Wi-Fi, utilities, and CT machines 24\/7.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

From the 2025 WAIC\u2019s medical AI product exhibitions, we can observe several major development trends:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1. From \u201cSmall Models for Single Diseases\u201d to \u201cLarge Models for Specialties\u201d\u2014AI as a Senior Medical Expert<\/strong>
In the past, medical AI resembled a game of whack-a-mole: one model for lung cancer, another for fractures. Doctors had 20 executable programs installed on their computers, and their desktops were messier than the receding hairline of a 1990s-born programmer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This year\u2019s WAIC keyword is: \u201cSpecialty Agent Clusters.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 United Imaging Intelligence\u2019s \u201cChest One-Scan Multi-Check\u201d integrates 73 types of chest abnormalities, including lung nodules, emphysema, fractures, and aortic widening, into one model. Doctors at Zhongshan Hospital tested it and found that report writing time decreased from 8 minutes to 6 minutes\u2014a 25% increase in efficiency.
\u2022 Ruijin Hospital \u00d7 Huawei\u2019s RuiPath pathology large model covers 90% of China\u2019s most common cancers. It\u2019s open-source, free for commercial use, and elevates the pathology department from the \u201chell of slide reading\u201d to the \u201cheaven of question-answering.\u201d
\u2022 New H3C \u00d7 Desheng Bio\u2019s iMedImage\u2122 large model supports \u201cno-code\u201d fine-tuning with a single click. Even primary care hospitals can train their own \u201clung nodule mini-expert\u201d in 10 minutes. It\u2019s essentially an AI-powered \u201cequity movement.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2. From \u201cSingle Modality\u201d to \u201cMultimodal\u201d\u2014Achieving a Closed Loop in Diagnostics<\/strong>
Medical AI\u2019s new level of competition: not only must it interpret CT scans, it must also listen to coughs, examine tongues, and recite healthcare policy with perfect fluency.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 Ant\u2019s AQ supports mixed inputs of voice, text, images, and lab reports. Users can upload a photo of their blood test results\u2014AI first performs OCR, then inference, and finally explains in plain terms: \u201cHigh white blood cell count means your body is blowing a whistle to call security.\u201d
\u2022 NeurOS\u2019s \u201cDemon Mirror\u201d performs a 30-second facial scan to read subcutaneous blood flow and predict 18 health indicators. A woman trying the mirror on-site was told she had \u201cmild dark circles\u2014recommended to avoid staying up late.\u201d
\u2022 Shanghai Conservatory of Music has built a \u201cMusic Healing Capsule\u201d that combines EEG, facial emotion, and WFS spatial audio. It delivers an all-in-one music prescription for depression, insomnia, and hypertension. A 5-minute demo brought \u201csunlight to both body and soul.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

3. From \u201cHospital IT Projects\u201d to \u201cDigital Health Experience Pods\u201d\u2014Patients Receive Care While Lying Flat<\/strong>
This year, every company is working on the same goal: deconstruct the hospital, and \u201cdeliver\u201d its services straight to the patient\u2019s home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 JD Health has launched over 500 expert AI avatars. Even at 2 a.m., patients can ask the \u201cPeking Union Medical College Hospital Thyroid AI Expert\u201d questions\u2014and get responses faster than food delivery.
\u2022 New H3C\u2019s \u201cDigital Health Experience Pod\u201d is open 24\/7, featuring 350+ AI doctor avatars and 27 languages. It supports calorie recognition via photo, instant comprehension of medical reports, and online prescriptions. It\u2019s like an \u201cunmanned convenience store\u201d for healthcare.
\u2022 The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University\u2019s \u201cZhenshan AI Digital Doctor\u201d supports multiple languages\u2014Chinese, Vietnamese, Lao, Thai\u2014bringing remote consultations to Southeast Asia. Patients can video call with Nanning experts using just their phones, saving even on translation fees.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

4. From \u201cBurning Money and Telling Stories\u201d to \u201cHardware + Data + Real Scenarios\u201d Trinity\u2014Only Giants Can Survive<\/strong>
Take three laps around WAIC, and you\u2019ll notice: the startups that raised funding with \u201clung nodule algorithms\u201d in the last wave have mostly disappeared. Taking center stage now are big players\u2014Alibaba, Huawei, New H3C, JD, Ant\u2014all of whom have \u201chardware hooks\u201d or \u201ctraffic entry points.\u201d Why?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 Computing Cost:<\/strong> Moore Threads showcased an interconnected GPU cabinet with 1,024 cards for training trillion-parameter models. The electricity bill alone equals a day\u2019s lighting costs in a mid-sized city.
\u2022 Data Barrier:<\/strong> United Imaging Medical relies on imaging data from 4,000 hospitals to build a model with 94% AUC across 73 abnormalities. Small companies can\u2019t even gather data for 7 abnormalities.
\u2022 Real-World Deployment:<\/strong> New H3C uses its iMed MaaS platform to turn model training, deployment, and maintenance into a one-click package. Primary care hospitals can get it running in 10 minutes\u2014saving the manpower of three engineers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Conclusion<\/strong>
The exhibits at WAIC are rapidly transforming into real-world deployments. In the next 12 months, we can expect to see:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 Q4 2025<\/strong> \u2014 RuiPath pathology large model from Ruijin Hospital launches its plugin marketplace in the open-source community.
\u2022 H1 2026<\/strong> \u2014 United Imaging\u2019s Chest One-Scan Multi-Check rolls out to 2,000 grassroots hospitals.
\u2022 H2 2026<\/strong> \u2014 Ant\u2019s AQ integrates with personal health insurance payment systems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\"<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

[Disclaimer]<\/strong>: The above content reflects analysis of publicly available information, expert insights, and BCC research. It does not constitute investment advice. BCC is not responsible for any losses resulting from reliance on the views expressed herein. Investors should exercise caution.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Medical AI, which had largely been forgotten by major T […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":256241814,"featured_media":3776,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_wpcom_ai_launchpad_first_post":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"{title}\n\n{excerpt}\n\n{url}","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"_wpas_customize_per_network":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[132868,132842,132876,132846,132866,132844],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3774","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-ai-big-data","category-business-economy","category-china-focus","category-global-markets","category-startups-innovation","category-technology"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pg46U3-YS","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":5530,"url":"https:\/\/bccmedianews.com\/?p=5530","url_meta":{"origin":3774,"position":0},"title":"CMEF: China’s Medical Device AI Leap","author":"revieweditor","date":"2026\u5e7404\u670814\u65e5","format":false,"excerpt":"At the just-concluded 93rd CMEF (China Internation\u2026","rel":"","context":"\u5728\u201cAI & Big Data\u201d\u4e2d","block_context":{"text":"AI & Big Data","link":"https:\/\/bccmedianews.com\/?cat=132868"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bccmedianews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/14edc0e9-53d3-47b5-b2bc-f2a735657367-e1776148149133.jpg?fit=1176%2C784&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bccmedianews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/14edc0e9-53d3-47b5-b2bc-f2a735657367-e1776148149133.jpg?fit=1176%2C784&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bccmedianews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/14edc0e9-53d3-47b5-b2bc-f2a735657367-e1776148149133.jpg?fit=1176%2C784&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bccmedianews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/14edc0e9-53d3-47b5-b2bc-f2a735657367-e1776148149133.jpg?fit=1176%2C784&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bccmedianews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/14edc0e9-53d3-47b5-b2bc-f2a735657367-e1776148149133.jpg?fit=1176%2C784&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":3214,"url":"https:\/\/bccmedianews.com\/?p=3214","url_meta":{"origin":3774,"position":1},"title":"BNCT: A Tumor-Killing Weapon Ready to Fire","author":"revieweditor","date":"2025\u5e7406\u670806\u65e5","format":false,"excerpt":"Introduction:In 2020, Boron Neutron Capture Therap\u2026","rel":"","context":"\u5728\u201cChina Focus\u201d\u4e2d","block_context":{"text":"China Focus","link":"https:\/\/bccmedianews.com\/?cat=132876"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bccmedianews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/ChatGPT-Image-2025%EB%85%84-6%EC%9B%94-6%EC%9D%BC-%EC%98%A4%ED%9B%84-12_09_00-e1749179466255.png?fit=1176%2C784&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bccmedianews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/ChatGPT-Image-2025%EB%85%84-6%EC%9B%94-6%EC%9D%BC-%EC%98%A4%ED%9B%84-12_09_00-e1749179466255.png?fit=1176%2C784&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bccmedianews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/ChatGPT-Image-2025%EB%85%84-6%EC%9B%94-6%EC%9D%BC-%EC%98%A4%ED%9B%84-12_09_00-e1749179466255.png?fit=1176%2C784&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bccmedianews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/ChatGPT-Image-2025%EB%85%84-6%EC%9B%94-6%EC%9D%BC-%EC%98%A4%ED%9B%84-12_09_00-e1749179466255.png?fit=1176%2C784&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bccmedianews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/ChatGPT-Image-2025%EB%85%84-6%EC%9B%94-6%EC%9D%BC-%EC%98%A4%ED%9B%84-12_09_00-e1749179466255.png?fit=1176%2C784&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":2992,"url":"https:\/\/bccmedianews.com\/?p=2992","url_meta":{"origin":3774,"position":2},"title":"The Beating Artificial Heart Ignites the Flame of Life’s Hope","author":"revieweditor","date":"2025\u5e7405\u670808\u65e5","format":false,"excerpt":"Introduction:In March 2025, the National Healthcar\u2026","rel":"","context":"\u5728\u201cBusiness\u201d\u4e2d","block_context":{"text":"Business","link":"https:\/\/bccmedianews.com\/?cat=132842"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bccmedianews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/artificial-heart-e1746688149951.png?fit=1176%2C784&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bccmedianews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/artificial-heart-e1746688149951.png?fit=1176%2C784&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bccmedianews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/artificial-heart-e1746688149951.png?fit=1176%2C784&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bccmedianews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/artificial-heart-e1746688149951.png?fit=1176%2C784&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bccmedianews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/artificial-heart-e1746688149951.png?fit=1176%2C784&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":3631,"url":"https:\/\/bccmedianews.com\/?p=3631","url_meta":{"origin":3774,"position":3},"title":"WAIC 2025: Intelligence in Action, Progress for the Planet","author":"revieweditor","date":"2025\u5e7407\u670829\u65e5","format":false,"excerpt":"The 8th World Artificial Intelligence Conference (\u2026","rel":"","context":"\u5728\u201cAI & Big Data\u201d\u4e2d","block_context":{"text":"AI & Big Data","link":"https:\/\/bccmedianews.com\/?cat=132868"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bccmedianews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/e4da3b7fbbce2345d7772b0674a318d5-e1753747805801.jpg?fit=1176%2C784&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bccmedianews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/e4da3b7fbbce2345d7772b0674a318d5-e1753747805801.jpg?fit=1176%2C784&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bccmedianews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/e4da3b7fbbce2345d7772b0674a318d5-e1753747805801.jpg?fit=1176%2C784&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bccmedianews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/e4da3b7fbbce2345d7772b0674a318d5-e1753747805801.jpg?fit=1176%2C784&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bccmedianews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/e4da3b7fbbce2345d7772b0674a318d5-e1753747805801.jpg?fit=1176%2C784&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":3586,"url":"https:\/\/bccmedianews.com\/?p=3586","url_meta":{"origin":3774,"position":4},"title":"Brain-Computer Interface: The Hidden Battleground in the U.S.\u2013China Tech Race","author":"revieweditor","date":"2025\u5e7407\u670823\u65e5","format":false,"excerpt":"Introduction:Brain-computer interface (BCI) techno\u2026","rel":"","context":"\u5728\u201cAI & Big Data\u201d\u4e2d","block_context":{"text":"AI & Big Data","link":"https:\/\/bccmedianews.com\/?cat=132868"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bccmedianews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/BCI-e1753234105362.png?fit=1176%2C784&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bccmedianews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/BCI-e1753234105362.png?fit=1176%2C784&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bccmedianews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/BCI-e1753234105362.png?fit=1176%2C784&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bccmedianews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/BCI-e1753234105362.png?fit=1176%2C784&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bccmedianews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/BCI-e1753234105362.png?fit=1176%2C784&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":5229,"url":"https:\/\/bccmedianews.com\/?p=5229","url_meta":{"origin":3774,"position":5},"title":"Decoding the Dividend of the NHSA\u2019s \u201cTen Practical Benefits\u201d for 2026","author":"revieweditor","date":"2026\u5e7402\u670826\u65e5","format":false,"excerpt":"In February 2026, China\u2019s National Health Commissi\u2026","rel":"","context":"\u5728\u201cChina Focus\u201d\u4e2d","block_context":{"text":"China Focus","link":"https:\/\/bccmedianews.com\/?cat=132876"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bccmedianews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/pexels-pixabay-236380-e1772091223147.jpg?fit=1176%2C779&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bccmedianews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/pexels-pixabay-236380-e1772091223147.jpg?fit=1176%2C779&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bccmedianews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/pexels-pixabay-236380-e1772091223147.jpg?fit=1176%2C779&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bccmedianews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/pexels-pixabay-236380-e1772091223147.jpg?fit=1176%2C779&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bccmedianews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/pexels-pixabay-236380-e1772091223147.jpg?fit=1176%2C779&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]}],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bccmedianews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Medical-AI-2025-WAIC-e1755510253156.png?fit=1176%2C784&ssl=1","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bccmedianews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3774","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bccmedianews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bccmedianews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bccmedianews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/256241814"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bccmedianews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3774"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/bccmedianews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3774\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3777,"href":"https:\/\/bccmedianews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3774\/revisions\/3777"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bccmedianews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/3776"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bccmedianews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3774"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bccmedianews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3774"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bccmedianews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3774"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}