Politico November 1, 2024
WASHINGTON WATCH
The Department of Veterans Affairs and the FDA are teaming up to launch a virtual health AI lab to vet artificial intelligence tools, they announced at the Veterans Health Administration Innovation Experience conference in Chicago this week.
FDA Commissioner Robert Califf calls it the “first intergovernmental health AI laboratory” that will test AI.
The FDA regulates AI when it’s incorporated into medical devices. The VA is the largest health system in the country, serving 9 million veterans.
Both the FDA and the VA have experience with AI.
The FDA has issued discussion documents and guidance on artificial intelligence since 2021. And to date, the agency has authorized more than 1,000 AI products, but Califf has also said the...
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