Is FDA draft guidance: AI enabled device software functions legally binding?

Q: Is FDA draft guidance: AI enabled device software functions legally binding?

FDA draft guidance: AI enabled device software functions is consultation in the United States. Proposed, not final. Read it, plan for it, and do not treat it as settled. Announced 7 January 2025 and still in draft as of this dataset's verification date. It is the closest thing US federal policy has to an AI transparency labelling requirement, and it applies to medical devices only.

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FDA draft guidance: AI enabled device software functions

Is this legally binding?

Consultation. Proposed, not final. Read it, plan for it, and do not treat it as settled.

Proposed and not final. Nothing here can be enforced against you yet.

Announced 7 January 2025 and still in draft as of this dataset's verification date. It is the closest thing US federal policy has to an AI transparency labelling requirement, and it applies to medical devices only.

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Instrument record

Short name: FDA lifecycle draft
Date: 2025-01-07
Version: Not versioned
Cluster: core

What this connects to

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AgencyFood and Drug Administration (FDA)Binding, sectoral

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InstrumentFDA guidance: Predetermined Change Control Plans for AI enabled devicesGuidance

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