Autore

Ciro Pappalardo

Sezione di Igiene Generale e Applicata, Dipartimento di Scienze della Vita e Sanità Pubblica, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Roma

If an Artificial Intelligence is Prescribing Medications Instead of a Physician

The Healthy Technology Act 2025, proposed in USA, could grant artificial intelligence/machine learning technologies the status of “authorized practitioners”, allowing them to prescribe medications without human intervention. What scenarios does this open up, and why is the situation different in Europe?