Insiders tell CNN the FDA’s AI is “hallucinating” studies and can’t access key documents. Agency leaders insist the AI is ...

But three of those FDA employees told CNN that Elsa just makes up nonexistent studies, something commonly referred to in AI ...

There’s no questioning that AI should have governance and guardrails. As much good as it can bring, it also heightens risk.

The federal agency introduced Elsa last month, boasting about the AI tool's ability to increase efficiency at the FDA.

Insiders at the Food and Drug Administration are ringing alarm bells over the agency's use of an AI to fast-track drug ...

FDA staffers aren't making progress with new agency chatbot, billed as a game-changer for lengthy approval processes. - ...

Hallucinations are a known problem with generative AI models—and Elsa is no different, according to Jeremy Walsh, the head of ...

With reports that FDA’s AI Elsa is “confidently hallucinating” studies that don’t exist, the use of AI to streamline drug ...

Among 24 such systems (called devices in FDA parlance) authorized since 2015, FDA summaries for 14 lacked data on the ...

Ultromics has raised $55 million in venture capital funding to expand the reach of its artificial-intelligence-powered ...

Extensively studied over decades, fluoride has been scientifically validated for its effectiveness in reducing dental ...

On June 2, 2025, FDA announced the launch of Elsa, a generative AI tool designed to “help employees—from scientific reviewers to investigators—work more efficiently.” Per FDA, the tool ...