{"id":116789,"date":"2025-08-28T19:03:08","date_gmt":"2025-08-28T19:03:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/116789\/"},"modified":"2025-08-28T19:03:08","modified_gmt":"2025-08-28T19:03:08","slug":"first-digital-twins-of-patients-now-a-digital-twin-of-a-doctor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/116789\/","title":{"rendered":"First, Digital Twins of Patients, Now a Digital Twin of a Doctor"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The digital twin is not intended to serve up medical advice, but serves as a first-line awareness and educational tool that helps users better understand health topics, recognize when to seek real medical attention, and access trusted information in a non-intimidating way.<\/p>\n

Would you be satisfied if you conducted your doctor\u2019s visit with their digital twin? We already have telemedicine driven by AI responses and recommendations, but the next step may be an entirely digitized replica of a living, breathing doctor. <\/p>\n

Can it effectively replicate his sense or reasoning and even empathy? We\u2019ll see.<\/p>\n

Will it result in the closing of medical schools, as the world\u2019s doctors are essentially digital cloned from the best and brightest practitioners? Not likely.<\/p>\n

For the past few years, the focus of medical technology developers has been on preparing digital twins of patients to help doctors validate their decisions on medications and procedures. <\/p>\n

Now, the roles are reversed. 9verse AI FZCO announced<\/a> it has launched what it says is the first AI digital twin of a physician, serving the Middle East and Africa \u2014 regions beset by doctor and healthcare worker shortages. The twin<\/a> replicates Dr. Mansoor Anwar Habib, a physician and wellness advocate based in the United Arab Emirates.<\/p>\n

The digital twin went live at the end of July. The twin offers free, 24\/7 health awareness support in Emirati Arabic, English, and over 30 additional languages, including French, Spanish, Russian, Hindi, and Chinese. Through natural conversation, users can engage with a familiar voice (Dr. Mansoor\u2019s own, recreated using voice-cloning technology) to explore general wellness topics, preventive lifestyle guidance, and common public health concerns.<\/p>\n

See also: Digital Twins will Soon be Everywhere, Futurists Predict<\/a><\/p>\n

Doctor\u2019s expertise differentiates the new digital twin<\/p>\n

Unlike traditional virtual assistants, this digital twin is trained on Dr. Mansoor\u2019s public health expertise, thought process, unique medical expertise, published work, and educational content. It is built on a medical-specific large language model (LLM) designed to understand health-related conversations with contextual relevance \u2014 while operating strictly within pre-defined educational boundaries.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis AI companion allows me to support my community with wellness advice, anytime and anywhere,\u201d said Dr. Mansoor Habib. \u201cIt\u2019s about empowering people to make better lifestyle choices, understand when to seek medical care, and reduce anxiety by giving them easy access to reliable health information.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThis initiative is a landmark moment not just for 9verse but for the broader digital transformation journey in our region,\u201d said Osman Sultan, Co-founder and Chairman of 9verse. \u201cWe\u2019re combining local innovation with global technology to reshape how trust, access, and public wellbeing can be delivered at scale.\u201d<\/p>\n

The digital twin follows a set of strict guidelines to ensure responsible and ethical deployment:<\/p>\n

HIPAA-aligned privacy infrastructure<\/p>\n

Multilingual disclaimers clarifying the AI digital twin\u2019s non-clinical role<\/p>\n

Content guardrails that restrict the AI digital twin from issuing diagnosis, prescriptions, or treatment plans<\/p>\n

Data protection policies in compliance with UAE regulations and global standards<\/p>\n

The digital twin is not intended to serve up medical advice, but serves as a \u201cfirst-line awareness and educational tool that helps users better understand health topics, recognize when to seek real medical attention, and access trusted information in a non-intimidating way.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The digital twin is not intended to serve up medical advice, but serves as a first-line awareness and…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":116790,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[46],"tags":[191,70075,74],"class_list":{"0":"post-116789","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-computing","8":"tag-computing","9":"tag-digital-twin","10":"tag-technology"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/116789","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=116789"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/116789\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/116790"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=116789"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=116789"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=116789"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}