Feng-Chi Chen

Deputy Director
Institute of Population Health Sciences, National Health Research Institutes

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Professional Experiences
Supervisor, Taiwan Technology Law Institute
Chairman, Committee of Information, NHRI
Director, Computing and Information Center, NHRI
Supervisor & Board of Directors, Taiwan Society of Evolutionary and Computational Biology

Feng-Chi Chen is currently deputy director of the Institute of Population Health Sciences, National Health Research Institutes, Taiwan (NHRI) and executive director of the NHRI Forum. At the NHRI Forum, he manages seven to eight evidence-based health and welfare projects annually to provide policy recommendations to the government. He is also a jointly appointed professor at the School of Law and College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, National YangMing-ChiaoTung University. He holds a PhD degree in Life Sciences and a master’s degree in Science & Technology Law. His researches encompass bioinformatics, omics studies, large language models, intellectual property law, and regulations of AI. He is particularly interested in the applications of AI to healthcare and intellectual property.

 

Speech title & Synopsis

Navigating the changing landscape of AI in healthcare

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is revolutionizing the current healthcare system. From drug discovery to care robots, AI is penetrating and changing every aspect of healthcare. Interestingly, AI itself is also rapidly evolving. While ChatGPT was released fewer than three years ago, we have had multi-agent AIs that are claimed to exceed human scientists in biomedical researches. As such, our healthcare system is being transformed by a technology that is growing ever powerful and impactful. Despite the technological frenzies, human wellbeing remains the ultimate purpose of healthcare. However powerful AI may be, it should always serve this purpose. To this end, AI as a game-changer to healthcare should be incorporated and properly applied in a human-centered ecosystem of healthcare, wherein policies, regulations, technology development, and stakeholder participation are indispensable.  Examples of this human-centered approach will be shared and discussed.