From identifying novel drug targets to analyzing clinical trial data, artificial intelligence (AI) has a plethora of uses in pharmaceutical R&D. Due to its relative novelty, however, AI is largely unregulated across the globe – something that many major governments and policymakers have acknowledged as a potential problem.
How The EU & UK’s Contrasting Approaches To AI Regulation Could Impact Pharma
While EU preparations are underway to introduce strict legal requirements for all AI systems, the UK has doubled down on its flexible, non-regulatory framework. In this second of a two-part article, a lawyer explains the pros and cons of each for pharma and medtech firms.
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