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Brazil opens consultation on AI ethics tools for human research

Inaep, part of Brazil’s health ministry, opened a public consultation on 15 October on three documents about ethical AI use in research involving human participants. The contribution period closes on 31 March 2027.

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The documents comprise an ethical-use guide, a reference workbook and the Mariah risk-assessment matrix. They address participant protection, risk mitigation, transparency, data quality and human oversight. This is a consultation process; the announcement does not adopt the documents as final rules.

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Opening and closing dates published by the ministry; neither is a final-rule or adoption date.

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