RFK Jr. Says AI Will Approve New Drugs at FDA ‘Very, Very Quickly’

7 points by archagon 2 days ago | 5 comments
  • hilbert42 2 days ago
    "…and says that AI will allow the FDA to approve new drugs very quickly. It’s quite a mess."

    Remember the wonderful Frances Oldham Kelsey and thalidomide.

    We should never forget the lessons.

    https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frances_Oldham_Kelsey

    • dekhn 2 days ago
      Thalidomide is still prescribed in the US today- it's an effective drug for several diseases.
      • WarOnPrivacy 2 days ago
        > Thalidomide is still prescribed in the US today- it's an effective drug for several diseases.

        Thalidomide is a historically destructive drug when used as the FDA originally approved it. Between these two outcomes are a lot of hard learned best practices.

    • apothegm 2 days ago
      What could possibly go wrong?
      • SonOfKyuss 2 days ago
        I’m genuinely curious if this will apply to vaccines as well.
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