Former FDA chief Califf calls for regulatory overhaul and predicts AI assistants in future oversight

Robert Califf, who served as FDA commissioner, reflected on his early experience as a medical student in the 1970s working with a pioneering patient database that tracked cardiovascular procedures over a lifetime.

He argued that the current regulatory framework is outdated and needs to be modernized to keep pace with scientific and technological advances.

Califf also highlighted the potential role of artificial intelligence assistants in future regulatory processes, suggesting they could help streamline reviews and improve decision making.