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NASA tests AI medic for astronauts too far from Earth to call a doctor

NASA astronaut and Expedition 72 Flight Engineer Nick Hague pedals on the Cycle Ergometer with Vibration Isolation and Stabilization (CEVIS), an exercise cycle located aboard the International Space Station’s Destiny laboratory module. (NASA)
By Richard Speed •

NASA researchers are testing an AI clinical decision support system to help astronauts diagnose and treat medical symptoms during deep-space missions.

The Crew Medical Officer Digital Assistant (CMO-DA) is powered by a Red Hat-backed open source tool called RamaLama, designed to simplify how developers run, pull, and serve AI models. While it’s no Star Trek-esque Emergency Medical Hologram (EMH) quite yet, it could be a boon to ailing astros far from home.

Earlier this year, NASA decided to bring Crew-11 back from the International Space Station (ISS) early because of a medical concern. As missions venture further afield – to the Moon, Mars, and beyond – an early return may no longer be practical, while communication delays can rule out real-time consultation with doctors on Earth.

Read more at The Register

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