Op-ed: Missed opportunities: What to learn from Washington’s AI Task Force

In 2024, the Washington State Legislature created an AI Task Force. Lawmakers acknowledged that AI "holds extraordinary ...
Politico

RFK Jr. fires leaders of group that determines what insurers must cover

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has fired the leaders of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, an influential group of external experts who decide which medical services are preventive and ...
The Washington Post

House AI task force leaders take long view on regulating the tools

Happy Thursday! Maybe this year we'll get lucky and the State of the Union will feature a discussion of intermediary liability or duty of care standards. Send predictions and observations to: ...
CNN

RFK Jr. terminates heads of preventive services task force amid overhaul

US Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. quietly removed the two top leaders of a key preventive services panel last week as he seeks to overhaul its membership. The US Preventive ...
Technical

What to know before forming an AI task force at your organization

From huge companies to local governments, it seems like every organization has an AI task force. When an org decides to set up an official AI group, it’s often because leadership or boards see the ...
CNN

The task force that shapes Americans’ preventive care has not met in a year. Doctors now worry it’s being ‘abandoned’ by HHS

An independent panel of medical experts that shapes preventive care for patients in the United States will not hold its regular meeting this month, marking one year since its members last gathered.
The New York Times

Kennedy Fires Leaders of Key Health Task Force

The health secretary has undermined the work of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force over the past year. By Maggie Astor The Trump administration has fired two leaders of the U.S. Preventive ...