What Does The UK’s ‘Flexible’ Approach To AI Regulation Mean For Pharma?

The UK government says that its non-legislative approach to AI regulation will promote innovation and allow it to react quickly to changes in the ecosystem. But a life sciences lawyer warns that creating an uncertain regulatory environment could be problematic.

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Artificial intelligence (AI) has the potential to unlock “once unimaginable life saving treatments for cruel diseases like cancer and dementia,” according to the UK’s secretary of state for science, innovation and technology, Michelle Donelan.

To help unleash the power of AI, the UK government has decided it will not introduce legislation to govern these...

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