Digital Human Copy Project for Disease Prediction Developing Successfully
Quick Look
- A project to create a digital copy of a human to predict diseases is progressing well, with funding secured for an AI center in medicine at Lobachevsky University.
- The initiative involves Rosatom and the Federal Medical-Biological Agency, using healthy individuals to identify aging and disease markers.
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Why It Matters
Academician Alexander Sergeev, scientific director of the National Center for Physics and Mathematics, stated that the project to create a digital copy of a human being for disease prediction is developing successfully. Funding has been secured for an AI center in medicine at Lobachevsky University, with support from Rosatom and the Federal Medical-Biological Agency.
MOSCOW, June 11. /TASS/. The project to create a digital copy of a human being to predict diseases is successfully developing, Academician Alexander Sergeev, the scientific director of the National Center for Physics and Mathematics, said in an interview with TASS at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF).
"It is developing successfully. Funding has been received for one of the artificial intelligence centers. In fact, it is a center for AI in medicine at the Lobachevsky University. Rosatom and the Federal Medical-Biological Agency lent a shoulder. Rosatom gave a cohort of healthy people, exactly healthy people, not patients. In addition, unique specialists are getting older, and extending their active age is an urgent task for Rosatom. In closed cities, people are disciplined and willing to participate. The first cohort was created in Lesnoye, several hundred people. We are identifying markers of aging and diseases that have not yet occurred, and at the same time we are looking for ways to slow down their growth," he said.
The St. Petersburg International Economic Forum took place from June 3 to 6.
What to Watch
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
Identification of markers for aging and diseases that have not yet occurred.
Very likely · Within months
Development of methods to slow down the progression of aging and diseases.
Likely · Within months
Open Questions
- What are the specific ethical considerations for creating digital copies of humans?
- What is the timeline for the full development and implementation of this technology?
- How will the data from the digital copies be secured and protected?
- What are the potential societal implications of predicting diseases years in advance?
