Marcy Wilder and colleagues at Hogan Lovells write: President Biden’s groundbreaking Executive Order on artificial intelligence carries significant implications for the health and life science industry. The Order tasks federal agencies, including those responsible for health industry oversight, with developing responsible AI guidelines and meaningful measures to regulate and assess its use. Although the Order…
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Sale of NHS data up to government, says tech boss
BBC reports: Any sale of NHS data gathered under a £500m contract would be a decision for the government, the head of a US tech firm has told the BBC. Alex Karp said his firm Palantir would not have access to the data given the way its product was set up. Palantir is seeking to…
Government Misuse of Data Rightly Worries Americans
J.D. Tuccille writes: In news from the world of “what took you so long?” it seems that Americans are concerned about how governments and tech companies use the information they gather. Much current discussion is about the potential dangers of the data hoovered up by social media companies, and while people tell pollsters that worries…
A.P. girls’ home staff gave out confidential data many times earlier, reveals probe by child rights’ panel
Rajulapudi Srinivas reports: The AP State Commission for Protection of Child Rights (SCPCR) on Monday reprimanded the staff of the Girls’ Shelter Home at Krishnalanka in the city, from where the profiles of rescued minor girls leaked a few days ago, for their negligence. Responding to a report published in The Hindu on the alleged…