Harvard Law to Explore Legal Complexities of Precision Medicine, AI

Precision medicine and artificial intelligence (AI) are complicated by design: Both scientific fields rely on extreme specificity, complex equations, and forces that can't be seen. As both fields begin to alter the healthcare landscape, they could plant a number of legal landmines. Can algorithms or biomarkers be patented? Will centers be able to access the large data sets they need to perform accurate AI? What control over their data should patients have?