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UK needs new laws for AI in healthcare, says watchdog

BBC — Tech · · International · AI Governance

The UK's Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency has said existing laws are not adequate for AI being deployed in healthcare, with its chief executive telling the BBC that the technology will soon be in routine NHS use.

Why this matters: AI is moving into hospitals faster than the rules that govern it. When a tool helps decide your diagnosis or treatment, you should know how it was tested, who approved it, and who answers when it gets something wrong. Right now, the UK regulator is saying the legal framework is not ready for that. That gap is not abstract. It is the space where patients get hurt and nobody is clearly responsible.

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