(JW Insights) Jun 1-- Longmaster(朗玛信息) launched an artificial intelligence general practitioner (GP) to provide online consultations, answer medical questions, and manage chronic diseases, reported Yicai Global on May 29.

The cognitive level of this new tool matches that of primary and mid-level GPs, said Longmaster on May 27.

Primary care institutions can use it to help with diagnosis and health management consulting services, improving diagnosis and treatment, the firm said. In the future, Longmaster's series of enhanced studies and feedback training will help the product reach the level of advanced GPs, allowing it to accurately determine the condition of patients to assist diagnosis, it noted.

Longmaster owns the intellectual property rights for the AI GP, the firm pointed out, adding that its successful release will help expand the application scenarios of Longmaster's online medical business and cut costs. The company also has plans for other AI GP tools to help with diagnosing rare and common diseases.

Founded in 1998, Longmaster went public on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange in 2012. Its head office is in Guiyang, Southwest China's Guizhou Province, said the Yicai Global report.

(Chen HX/Gao J)