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Bristol researchers say medicine already knows how to handle black boxes and AI could learn from it.

The DecoderIndependent reporting·
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Researchers at the University of Bristol propose a framework for making medical AI systems safer by borrowing from pharmaceutical drug approval processes. The framework, called Learning Ensemble, defines three areas to check: system limits, fairness across patient groups, and clinical fit.

Why it matters: It suggests a concrete regulatory approach for evaluating AI in medicine based on an established approval model.

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“Researchers at the University of Bristol want to make medical AI systems safer by borrowing from how drugs get approved.”
The Decoder, 21 Sept 2026, 14:06.

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