Opinion: AI assurance labs intended to test health care technology have an equity problem
STAT February 7, 2024
As leaders across federal agencies swiftly advance regulations for AI in health care, one proposal now seems too big to fail.
That proposal is for the implementation of AI assurance laboratories — places where AI model developers can develop and test AI models according to standard criteria that would be defined with regulators.
Many of the biggest names and organizations in health AI have embraced the concept, which was described on stage at the annual Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology meeting, published in a prominent JAMA Special Communication and featured in an exclusive STAT report. The proposal is being advanced by leaders of the Coalition for Health AI (CHAI) with strong support from two top regulators...