Cara Reilly

The World Health Organization has released a generative AI-powered tool to promote global health including recommending steps to prevent and treat lung cancer and heart disease, with the group arguing for additional research to expand such efforts to promote equity and privacy.

A Washington state judge has rejected as potentially “confusing” the use of AI-enhanced video as evidence in a murder trial, in a move that is being described as unprecedented and which has generated national headlines.

The Future US, a policy think tank, has formed the AI + Election Security Coalition “as an acceleration” of efforts to protect the upcoming election from deepfakes and other AI-generated content, as lawmakers weigh options for assisting federal and state officials with protecting the nation's election infrastructure from foreign and domestic threats.

As FDA's drug center gears up to issue guidance on use of artificial intelligence to enhance its regulatory decision-making, industry experts are urging the agency to provide explicit definitions for the terms "safe," "responsible," and "ethical" use of AI rather than leaving the terms open for interpretation,

Over 200 civil-society organizations, researchers and journalists have sent a letter to major technology companies, imploring them to intensify efforts to safeguard democracy in light of artificial intelligence's potential impact on worldwide elections in 2024,

An official at the Pentagon's Chief Digital and AI Office said his office is focused on providing tools for "data mesh" and establishing "AI pipelines" to help the transition of technology, something he noted the government currently struggles with because of data security,

The Food and Drug Administration hopes to get input from patients and healthcare providers on drafting guidance for the use of artificial intelligence in medical devices, according to an agency officials as

The international free speech advocacy group, Article 19, is raising concerns with a United Nations resolution on AI protections recently adopted with US backing, saying it doesn't go far enough in closing the global digital divide and its distinction between military and non-military uses of the technology “creates dangerous loopholes,” according to

Artificial intelligence experts are calling for health system boards to play an integral role in the development and deployment of AI, and they say boards need to get down into the details of data quality and conduct audits to ensure AI leads to equitable health care,

U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai is “proud” that her decision to end support for longstanding digital trade positions has given the Biden administration and Congress time to formulate policy on emerging technologies like artificial intelligence,