CHICAGO — State laws regulating artificial intelligence are on the rise, and industry leaders should step up to help lawmakers manage the technology, experts said Friday at the HIMSS AI Leadership Strategy Summit.

More than 1,000 bills on AI have been introduced at the state level this year, including about 280 that relate to health technology, said Tina Joros, vice president of policy and innovation at health IT firm Veradigm.

That compares to around 500 to 700 bills last year, depending on how the legislation is counted, she said during a panel discussion Friday.

“Definitely an increase over three to five years ago,” Joros said. “It’s just a flood.”

The rise comes as federal oversight over many aspects of health AI is relatively nascent, and the Trump administration has signaled it

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