Professor Alastair Denniston: Future regulation of AI in healthcare

MHRA foreword

Most generations of healthcare professionals are experiencing a moment that forever changes the landscape of medicine. For some it was the discovery of antibiotics. For others, the introduction of MRI scanners. Today we stand on the threshold of another transformative era – one defined by the power of artificial intelligence.

In the next article in our strategy blog series, Professor Alastair Denniston outlines some of the key principles that should guide the regulation of AI in healthcare as it fits into the fabric of modern medicine.

This blog invites a national conversation about the type of healthcare system we want to build together. It reminds us that the future of AI in healthcare will be determined not by machines, but by the values ​​we bring to their use.

Professor Alastair Denniston is a practicing consultant ophthalmologist. Professor of Regulatory Science and Innovation, University of Birmingham; and Managing Director, Competence Center for…