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Scientific and Ethics Committee

Our content is produced with artificial intelligence — and that is precisely why twelve independent doctors and experts govern what it is allowed to say. They define the rules it applies, validate the medical accuracy of our content and monitor its behavior to reduce the risk of error as far as possible. They serve under a written, signed charter that sets out their missions, their independence and the limits of what the tool may assert.

Committee established since September 2025 · Charter version 2, February 2026

12 independent members 12 specialties represented Charter signed by every member Two-year term
Role

A dual responsibility, split into two distinct pillars

The charter deliberately separates the committee’s responsibilities into two pillars, to ensure governance that meets the requirements of the EU AI Act: what belongs to science on one side, what belongs to controlling the AI on the other.

Pillar A

Scientific and operational mission

Creating, validating and continuously updating the expert rules — the deterministic logic that frames the artificial intelligence and bounds what it can assert.

  • Medical accuracy of content and interpretations
  • Marker definitions and the tone used with patients
  • Alignment with current medical knowledge
Pillar B

Ethical governance mission

Ongoing monitoring of how the AI behaves: algorithmic bias, the risk of hallucinations and validation of model explainability.

  • Detecting and correcting bias
  • Analyzing the risk of model-generated errors
  • Explainability of the results produced
Missions

The eight missions entrusted to the committee

Set out in Article 1.2 of the charter, they cover content validation, AI oversight and regulatory compliance.

01
Scientific validation
Verify the accuracy of the information produced, its consistency with current medical knowledge, and refine marker definitions and the tone used with patients. See our editorial process.
02
Continuous improvement
Refine the algorithms and AI models, correct errors, suggest improvements grounded in clinical experience, and assess algorithmic bias.
03
Ethical oversight
Ensure compliance with ethical standards — data confidentiality, professional responsibility and informed consent.
04
Societal assessment
Assess the societal impact of our solutions, including the ethical implications of using AI in healthcare.
05
Incidents and disagreements
Take part in resolving scientific incidents or disagreements and propose appropriate solutions.
06
Regulatory monitoring
Track regulatory and standards developments to maintain the compliance of our solutions.
07
Partnerships and representation
Facilitate contact with healthcare professionals, university hospitals and medical institutions, and provide expertise at selected meetings.
08
Product development
Test and help evolve our consumer (B2C) and professional (B2B) solutions, including validating AI model updates.
Members

Twelve independent doctors and experts

The committee spans twelve specialties: ENT, internal medicine and nephrology, pediatric oncology, endocrinology, critical care and infectious diseases, cardiology, dental surgery, laboratory medicine, geriatrics, gynecology, general practice and child psychiatry. Every member has at least five years in practice and has signed the committee charter. Every medical article we publish is reviewed and validated by one of them.

★ Committee chair

Dr. Sylvain Benzakin

ENT & head and neck surgery · Facial plastic surgery

Chairs and coordinates the committee’s work: setting agendas, running meetings and acting as the main point of contact with the company. The chair is elected by the members by secret ballot, for a two-year term renewable once.

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Members with a dedicated profile6 members
Other committee members5 members

The co-founders attend meetings without voting rights. Three of them sit as observers and a fourth acts as administrative secretary. They take part in neither the deliberations nor the votes, speak only when the committee invites them to, and are bound by the same confidentiality and conflict-of-interest obligations as the members.

Independence

The rules that guarantee its independence

The committee meets roughly once a month. Each meeting has an agenda circulated in advance and a written record.

01

An independent advisory body

The committee brings together independent experts. Its opinions are advisory and inform the company’s decisions. The charter provides for 6 to 15 members; there are currently 12.

02

Conflicts of interest

Every member declares any potential conflict on appointment and at each meeting. Where a conflict is established, the member abstains from the related discussions and decisions.

03

Non-diagnostic scope

The committee formally refuses to validate any rule or wording amounting to a diagnosis, a prognosis or a personalized treatment recommendation.

04

Confidentiality and data

Every member signs a confidentiality agreement and accesses only pseudonymized or anonymized data, within secure environments.

05

Term and renewal

An initial two-year term, renewable by decision of the committee, to balance continuity of expertise with the renewal of skills.

06

Decisions and quorum

Decisions are made by consensus; failing that, by simple majority. Quorum is half the members plus one. An extraordinary meeting can be convened within 48 hours.

Scope limits

What the committee formally refuses to do

The committee designs and validates interpretation rules strictly limited to health literacy and science communication.

To preserve AI DiagMe’s status as a non-medical device, it refuses to create, validate or endorse any expert rule, feature or AI-generated wording that would amount to a medical diagnosis, a prediction of disease progression or a personalized treatment recommendation.

Charter article 3 Status not a medical device (ANSM, 2025) See our compliance page
Ethical principles

Five principles behind every opinion

  • Respect for the person — ensuring the information provided respects patients’ dignity, rights and well-being.
  • Data confidentiality — protecting personal data in accordance with the GDPR.
  • Informed consent — ensuring users are fully informed about how their data is used and what the generated reports are for.
  • Professional responsibility — each member acts in accordance with the ethical standards of their profession.
  • Algorithmic bias assessment — monitoring and correcting bias in algorithms and training data.
AI oversight

How the committee governs the artificial intelligence

Article 14 of the charter gives the committee a specific role in how the models themselves operate.

01

Algorithmic bias assessment

The committee oversees the assessment of bias in the algorithms and training data, and ensures it is corrected.

02

Validation of updates

Every AI model update must be validated by the committee before deployment, to confirm its scientific and ethical compliance.

03

Data quality

The committee sets the criteria for assessing the quality of the data used by the models.

04

A formalized validation process

Algorithmic changes follow a written process including testing and review phases.

Transparency

The charter and the activity report

Our governance is written down and verifiable. Both documents are made available to patients, partners, healthcare professionals and authorities on request.

Scientific and Ethics Committee Charter

The reference document, signed by every member: objectives and missions, impartiality and conflicts of interest, scope limits, membership, operation, ethical principles, confidentiality and AI-specific provisions. Version 2 — February 2026, reviewed at least every two years.

Download the charter (PDF)

Sent by email on request.

Committee activity report

An annual summary of the committee’s work: the main opinions issued, the recommendations made and the action taken. A public version is made available to stakeholders, while protecting sensitive information.

Download the report (PDF)

Sent by email on request.

Join the committee

Are you a healthcare professional who wants to contribute?

The charter provides for a committee of six to fifteen members. We welcome new expertise, particularly in specialties that are still under-represented.

  • Professional experience — at least five years in your specialty.
  • Recognized expertise — scientific publications, conference participation, recognition by peers.
  • Integrity — adherence to the ethical and professional standards of your profession.
  • Availability — the capacity to take part in monthly meetings and the committee’s work.
  • Interest in innovation — a genuine interest in new technologies and AI applied to healthcare.

Submit your application

Write to us with your specialty, your medical registration number and what motivates your application. We reply to every candidate.

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Contact

A question about our medical governance?

Contact the committee

For any question about the committee’s work, the charter or our validation rules: contact@aidiagme.com.

Report an error

Spotted an inaccuracy in an article? We review every report.