Health Ministry adopts AI guidelines
The Deputy Minister of Health in Kuwait, Sheikh Dr. Salman Al-Sabah, approved the guideline for the use of linguistic artificial intelligence tools in healthcare practice, with the aim of organizing the responsible and safe use of these technologies. The guideline seeks to empower healthcare professionals to utilize tools such as ChatGPT and Claude to assist in translation, summarization, and drafting, while emphasizing that their outputs remain helpful but not definitive and should not be relied upon as primary references for diagnosis or treatment. It also stresses the importance of safeguarding patient data confidentiality and the necessity of having all AI-generated outputs reviewed by qualified specialists. The guideline outlines usage levels based on the severity of decisions, prohibiting full reliance on AI in high-risk clinical decisions. It affirms that clinicians or specialists are responsible for the decisions they make, highlighting the need to verify sources and ensure content accuracy—particularly for Arabic content—to maintain clinical safety and scientific trust. Additionally, the guideline imposes restrictions on using AI tools with confidential data and warns against unauthorized promotion or issuing direct advice to the public in the name of the Ministry of Health. Ultimately, it underscores the importance of monitoring and reporting errors to ensure governance, calls for continuous training and awareness among staff, and advocates for periodic updates to the guideline to keep pace with developments in the field.
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