Europe does not have to choose between technological deregulation and paralysis. Effective regulation depends on a structural distinction: clinical AI is not preventive AI.
Regulation ≠ prohibition
GDPR and the EU AI Act are not meant to block innovation. They structure proportional obligations aligned with risk and usage.
The tipping point: clinical vs prevention confusion
When prevention, information, and guidance are confused with diagnosis or prescription, regulation becomes defensive. This confusion fuels a new “AI winter” via public distrust and overreaction.
What the European framework makes possible
- non-clinical AI for information and prevention
- health literacy and preparation for medical dialogue
- data sobriety and risk minimisation
- governance and auditability aligned with European law
BrightNTech.AI doctrine
Regulate without freezing. Frame without confiscating. Protect trust as the precondition for durable innovation.