A for Artificial Intelligence

The use of AI within the life sciences industry is a hot topic with many excited about its potential uses, but how will its use be regulated? The EU Commission recently adopted a proposal for the first legal framework on AI which will impose obligations on businesses across multiple sectors, including life sciences (the Regulation). Given its potential impact, it's definitely one to watch as it goes through the legislative process. The Regulation currently defines AI systems as"software that is developed with one or more of [certain] approaches and techniques . . . Annex I of the Regulation (which the EC can update periodically) lists techniques and software that would be caught by the definition, including machine learning, logic and knowledge based approaches, and statistical approaches.