President Donald Trump signed an executive order Tuesday meant to bring AI tools to bear on the challenge of pediatric cancer treatment.

The order, titled "Unlocking Cures for Pediatric Cancer with Artificial Intelligence," doubles the budget of the Childhood Cancer Data Initiative to $100 million and sets up new partnerships with private AI companies to improve prevention, diagnosis and treatment of cancer in children.

"We're going to defeat childhood cancer once and for all," President Trump said as he signed the order.

It was not immediately clear what private companies or specific technologies may be involved in the effort.

As part of the initiative, the Department of Health and Human Services will use AI to analyze medical records and claims to design clinical trials. The agency

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