South Korean pet care goes high-tech with AI diagnostics

Oh I-se (right), vet and CEO of Sky Animal Medical Group, and an assistant X-raying goldendoodle dog Mozzi before using the ‘X Caliber’ software to help pinpoint X-ray abnormalities in Yongin. When five-year-old Mozzi started walking ‘unnaturally’ his concerned owner rushed him to the vet in South Korea where the dog's problem was identified not by a human but by AI. — AFP

YONGIN, South Korea: When five-year-old goldendoodle Mozzi started walking “unnaturally”, his concerned owner rushed him to the vet in South Korea, where the problem was diagnosed not by humans but by AI.

South Korea, a global leader in the production of chips that power generative AI, has been quick to embrace novel uses of the technology.