Medscape November 8, 2023
In a new publication, the World Health Organization (WHO) has put together the most important regulatory considerations on artificial intelligence (AI). Experts emphasize the importance of checking the safety and efficacy of AI systems.
In its publication, the WHO compiled what it considers the most important principles that governments and governmental authorities can use as a basis to develop new guidelines for AI, or to adapt existing ones, at a national or regional level.
“The introduction of AI in medicine is very promising,” said WHO Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, PhD. At the same time, AI can involve an element of risk through unethical data collection, cyberattacks, and malfunctions. “These new guidelines will help countries to effectively regulate AI and...