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Health AI won’t wait, Canada must invest in a new regulatory playbook

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The authors argue that Canada should invest in stronger, faster oversight of artificial intelligence used in health care. Health Canada regulates software that qualifies as a medical device and has issued guidance for devices that use machine learning, but the authors say governance and oversight need to go further. They say trustworthy health AI is needed for use in Canadian health systems and to support sales abroad.