Medical Council to publish position paper on AI in medicine later this year

The Medical Council will announce its stance on artificial intelligence (AI) in healthcare later this year, its head of regulatory policy and standards has said. Speaking at the International Conference on Medical Regulation taking place in Dublin this week, Jantze Cotter said that the body will publish a position statement on the subject in the coming months. “The Medical Council will soon set out key considerations in establishing our position on AI in medicine in Ireland,” she told the conference. “The pace of AI development is accelerating at unprecedented rates in modern society, presenting novel opportunities and challenges. “Advancements in…