Imagine a moment like this:

Someone close to you has just been diagnosed with cancer.

Have you ever stopped to ask—

“Who actually made that diagnosis?”

This project began from that seemingly obvious, yet rarely asked, question.

AI can now analyze cancer and generate research—
even reason like a doctor.

But it cannot take responsibility.

Japan encountered this ambiguity earlier than most countries.

In its healthcare system, some non-physicians effectively perform medical pathology diagnoses under loose oversight.
One such figure operates globally as a shadow MD—with the aura of a true physician, but without a license.

AI system and shadow MDs now share an uncomfortable resemblance in how they simulate authority without responsibility:  

They can both simulate diagnostic authority—without bearing the legal or ethical burden of diagnosis.

The question is no longer just “Is the diagnosis correct?”  

It’s “Who made it?”  

And more importantly:  

“Who is responsible for it?”

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At the Who Diagnosed You Project, we explore the foundations of social integrity through the lens of diagnostic pathology.
This is not only an issue for Japan—it matters to people everywhere.