The progress of artificial intelligence technology has accompanied and promoted the development process of modernization of traditional Chinese medicine. In recent years，with the development of artificial intelligence and big data technology，more and more new technologies and methods are widely and deeply applied in the research fields of TCM inspection，smell，ask and pulse taking diagnosis，and intelligent auxiliary diagnosis and treatment. At present，universities，scientific research institutes and enterprises have invested research and development efforts，and artificial intelligence will further promote the development of TCM intelligent literature analysis，clinical virtual assistants and research and development of new Chinese medicine in the future.