The UAB promotes the project "IA JURISSALUD" on the legal challenges of artificial intelligence in the healthcare sector
The UAB has launched the IA JURISSALUD project, a pioneering initiative that analyses the main legal challenges arising from the use of predictive artificial intelligence in the healthcare field, within the framework of the recent European and national regulatory drive.
The Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities, within the framework of the 2024 “Knowledge Generation” call, has funded the IA JURISSALUD project (PID2024-160176NB-I00), dedicated to the study of the legal challenges associated with the implementation of predictive artificial intelligence in the healthcare sector.
The project is led by Dr Sandra Camacho Clavijo, Associate Professor of Civil Law at the Autonomous University of Barcelona, and brings together a multidisciplinary research team composed of:
- Dr Francisco Amenar Pineda (University of Valencia)
- Dr Ángela Casals Fernández (UNED)
- Dr Carlos Gorriz López (UAB)
- Dr Susana Navas Navarro (UAB)
- Dr Carles Padrós Reig (UAB)
- Dr Mónica Perna Hernández (UAB)
- Dr Santiago Robert Guillem (UAB)
The project aims to identify and analyse the legal issues raised by the use of predictive AI in medical practice, in light of the recent regulatory framework promoted by the European Union — namely the European Artificial Intelligence Act and Directive 2024/2853 on liability for damage caused by defective products — as well as Spanish law and various comparative legal systems.
In addition, the project incorporates an empirical perspective through coordinated work with healthcare professionals and AI engineers specialising in medical applications (Expert Committee), in order to identify the main legal problems that arise in real clinical practice.
For more information, please visit: webs.uab.cat/ia-jurissalud