The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is developing an artificial intelligence tool to analyze data from the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program (VICP). The tool is designed to generate hypotheses about potential links between vaccines and reported adverse events, aiming to assist medical reviewers in identifying patterns that warrant further investigation. Officials emphasize that the AI will not make final determinations on claims but will serve as a research aid to flag possible connections for human experts to evaluate. The initiative is part of a broader effort to modernize the VICP’s data analysis capabilities, though it has raised questions about transparency and the interpretation of AI-generated findings in a legally sensitive program. Read the full article at: https://www.wired.com/story/hhs-is-making-an-ai-tool-to-create-hypotheses-about-vaccine-injury-claims/