Who's Governing AI in Medicine? WHO's New Advisory Group and the Ethics Gap
Who's Governing AI in Medicine? WHO's New Advisory Group and the Ethics Gap
In September 2025, WHO/Europe launched its Technical Advisory Group on Artificial Intelligence for Health (TAG-AI) — ten experts selected from 330 applicants, tasked with guiding the "ethical, responsible and equitable use of AI in health" across the WHO European Region through 2030. The move reflects a broader reality: AI is already embedded in diagnosis, neuroimaging interpretation, and clinical decision support, and the governance frameworks are still catching up.
Neurobiology and Artificial Intelligence: Medical, Social, and Ethical Implications, by Luca Saba (Dean of the School of Medicine, University of Cagliari), goes directly at the questions institutions like WHO's TAG-AI are now trying to answer at policy level. The book moves from the technical — machine learning, neural networks, brain visualization — into territory most AI-in-medicine titles avoid: AI's effect on human memory and creativity, AI dependency as a clinical concern, the human-machine interface, and what "artificial consciousness" would even mean. It closes with a direct look at superintelligence, singularity, and the ethical stakes for medicine and for the concept of humanity itself.
For neurologists, radiologists, bioethicists, and health-tech researchers tracking where AI regulation in medicine is heading, this is the reference that connects the neuroscience to the policy conversation. Part of our growing Medicine collection at CLNZ Books.
Q&A
What ethical issues does AI raise in neuroscience and medicine?
Key concerns include AI's role in diagnosis and clinical decision-making, patient privacy, algorithmic bias, AI's effect on human cognition and memory, and the broader question of accountability when AI systems influence medical outcomes.
Who is developing governance frameworks for AI in health?
The World Health Organization has been active in this space since 2021, and in September 2025 WHO/Europe launched a dedicated Technical Advisory Group (TAG-AI) to guide AI use in health across its European Region through 2030.
What does "Neurobiology and Artificial Intelligence" by Luca Saba cover?
It spans the neurobiology of intelligence, fundamentals of AI and machine learning, brain visualization, AI's impact on memory and creativity, human-machine interfaces, and the ethical and societal implications of advanced AI — including superintelligence.
Who is this book written for?
Neurologists, radiologists, medical ethicists, health policy researchers, and academic libraries covering the intersection of neuroscience, AI, and medical ethics.
What is the ISBN, and does CLNZ Books ship internationally?
ISBN 9780443447280. Yes — CLNZ Books ships worldwide, with the price already including shipping. Payment by credit card or PayPal.