# Medical AI **Domain:** Medicine / Artificial Intelligence / Rights **Doc Type:** Canonical Technology-and-Governance Node **Maturity:** Evolving ## Definition **Medical AI** applies computational inference, prediction or generation to clinical research, diagnosis, treatment and administration. ## Evolutionary Nexus MYCIN in [[articles/The Evolutionary Roots of Silicon Valley|The Evolutionary Roots of Silicon Valley]] is a foundational case of biomedical expertise encoded into an AI system. ## Governance Context Medical AI requires validation for intended populations, monitoring, privacy, clinician and patient understanding, accountable override and recourse. Capability does not grant authority to treat. ## Continuity Context As care devices become part of cognition or life support, medical AI can become a custodian of effective personhood. That increases duties of access, portability and due process. ## See Also [[wiki/MYCIN|MYCIN]], [[wiki/Clinical Decision Support|Clinical Decision Support]], [[wiki/Medical Custody|Medical Custody]], [[wiki/Assistive Technology|Assistive Technology]]