What Trump’s AI memos mean for health care

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In new memos released this month, the Trump administration spelled out its approach to artificial intelligence. At first glance, one might see similarities between the directives and former President Biden’s lengthy AI executive order. For example, the new memos call for similar oversight structures, including the appointment chief AI officers and governance boards. But in a new analysis, STAT’s Casey Ross and Brittany Trang unpack crucial differences, and how they might impact health care applications for the technology. For example, the Trump administration removes statutory definitions Biden included for algorithmic discrimination, automation bias, and equity. Read more here

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