Artificial Intelligence in Ayurveda Education, Diagnosis and Research: Opportunities, Ethical Risks and an NCISM-Aligned Roadmap

Background: Artificial intelligence is rapidly influencing medical education, clinical decision-making, research, pharmaceutical development, and public health. Ayurveda generates complex multidimensional information through Prakriti assessment, Dosha-Dushya analysis, Rogi-Roga Pariksha, dietary evaluation, and individualized treatment planning. These features make Ayurveda potentially suitable for carefully designed artificial intelligence applications. Recent competency-based curricula of the National Commission for Indian