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

7 archagon 5 7/2/2025, 2:21:39 AM gizmodo.com ↗

Comments (5)

hilbert42 · 23h 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 · 23h ago
Thalidomide is still prescribed in the US today- it's an effective drug for several diseases.
WarOnPrivacy · 23h 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 · 22h ago
What could possibly go wrong?
SonOfKyuss · 23h ago
I’m genuinely curious if this will apply to vaccines as well.

No comments yet