# STAT+: FDA promises new AI guidance, and what happened at Epic’s UGM

> Source: <https://www.statnews.com/2026/08/25/fda-promises-new-ai-guidance-and-epic-ugm-updates/?utm_campaign=rss>
> Published: 2026-08-25 13:44:43+00:00

Good morning health tech readers!

I’m back from vacation! What did I miss? Drop me a line and let me know what you’re watching as the summer winds down. (Yes, I saw the JAMA paper claiming AI alone may soon be better than AI working with doctors.)

Today, we’re catching up on the FDA’s new discussion paper on generative AI devices and all the news about Epic we didn’t get to before the break last week.

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