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UK MHRA’s Strategic Approach To AI Will Be ‘Proportionate’ And Fit Well Internationally

 
• By Amanda Maxwell

UK pursues light-touch regulation as it forges ahead with its own approach to regulating AI but with one eye on international convergence.

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UK regulator the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has set out its strategic approach to AI in a17-page document entitled Impact Of AI On The Regulation Of Medical Products, Implementing The AI White Paper Principles. 

The UK has long planned to take a light-touch approach to the regulation of AI in medical devices.

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