President Trump signed an executive order on Tuesday aimed at using artificial intelligence to improve research and treatments for childhood cancer.

The order builds on a 2019 database established by Trump that collects data on childhood cancer. That order directs agencies to use artificial intelligence to analyze information in that database to accelerate research and clinical trials.

“Using cutting-edge AI, we will empower scientists and researchers to discover new treatments, cures and prevention strategies,” Trump said in the Oval Office. “AI can also make groundbreaking trials and therapies – it’s just going to be so accessible to everybody.”

The order coincides with an announcement from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) that the agency is doubling the funding for t

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