AI's growing role in healthcare
The Kuwaiti Ministry of Health has confirmed that integrating artificial intelligence into the healthcare sector will be carried out within a structured framework aimed at safeguarding data confidentiality, reducing health risks, and maintaining the physician’s decision-making responsibility. The Undersecretary of the Ministry, Sheikh Dr. Salman Al-Sabah, issued a guiding manual outlining the use of AI tools such as ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini, restricting their use to supportive tasks like translation, summarization, and information organization, while explicitly prohibiting full reliance on them for diagnosis or treatment. The manual also emphasizes the importance of protecting data confidentiality and identifies three levels of risk associated with different uses, reaffirming the personal responsibility of the physician and clarifying that AI outputs are not definitive references and must be reviewed by qualified specialists. The use of AI tools is permitted only after they have received official approval. It is also prohibited to provide direct health advice on behalf of the ministry without official evaluation. Additionally, strict regulations are in place for reporting errors or security breaches.
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