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The FDA exempts non-medical wearables and AI tools

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FDA Commissioner Marty Makary exempted non-medical-grade wearables and AI tools from regulation, freeing chatbots already used for health triage.

Reporting date: 2026-01-07 (not necessarily the event date)

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The FDA exempts non-medical wearables and AI tools
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Reporting date: 2026-01-07
KB permalink: https://nicholsn.github.io/innermost-loop-kb/developments/2026-01-07-fda-exempts-wearables-and-ai
Claim: FDA Commissioner Marty Makary exempted non-medical-grade wearables and AI tools from regulation, freeing chatbots already used for health triage.
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- Welcome to January 7, 2026 — https://theinnermostloop.substack.com/p/welcome-to-january-7-2026
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