M1 – Munich Medicine Alliance startet digitale Plattform gesund-mit-ki.de in Deutschland; Öffentliche Auseinandersetzung mit KI im Gesundheitswesen

2036 – Healthy with AI?: A Look into the Future of Medicine

Artificial intelligence is transforming medicine. But what will be the direct impact in the coming years? A project by M1 – Munich Medicine Alliance takes a look into the future. Using fictional patient stories, experts describe what prevention, diagnosis, and treatment might look like in 2036. The project is funded by the Federal Ministry of Research, Technology, and Space (BMFTR) as part of the Science Year 2026 – Medicine of the Future.

How will patients benefit from advances in medical AI ten years from now? This question is explored by the digital platform gesund-mit-ki.de. Researchers from TUM, LMU, the two Munich university hospitals, and Helmholtz Munich contributed their expertise to this M1 – Munich Medicine Alliance initiative.

The digital platform is now available at gesund-mit-ki.de (German only). It presents concrete, everyday scenarios across five stages of life. How might intelligent wearables support Clara, 34, and her unborn child throughout pregnancy in 2036? How could AI help diagnose the rare condition of 16-year-old Lena? How might it save the life of Sebastian, 55, after a stroke? And how will assistive robots support older people in need of care ten years from now?

Each story is based on the expertise of researchers at the Technical University of Munich (TUM), Ludwig Maximilian University (LMU), and Helmholtz Munich, and reflects the current state of research. In addition to these patient stories, the researchers also address broader questions such as: “Will people with serious illnesses increasingly be filtered out before birth?” and “How will drugs be developed in the years ahead?”.

A distinctive feature of the platform is that many of the topics were developed in advance in workshops with members of the public. The aim is to help a broad audience better understand the potential, limitations, and societal implications of AI applications. The project has already been presented at the “Festival of the Future,” and additional public events are planned.

The M1 partners – TUM, LMU and their university hospitals, as well as Helmholtz Munich – are collaborating on the project with Wort & Bild Verlag (including apotheken-umschau.de).

M1 – Munich Medicine Alliance was established to promote cutting-edge medical research and the translation of scientific findings into patient care. Its members include the Technical University of Munich (TUM), Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich (LMU) and its university hospitals, as well as Helmholtz Munich.

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