5 Aug 2025
📜NIH Policy Restricts AI Use in Research Applications
Supporting Fairness and Originality in NIH Research Applications
Summary
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is providing guidance to researchers on the appropriate usage of artificial intelligence (AI) to maintain the fairness and originality of NIH's research application process. NIH is also instituting a new policy limiting the number of applications that NIH will consider per principal investigator per calendar year.
Agencies
- Health and Human Services Department
- National Institutes of Health
Business Impact
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The NIH's new policy directly affects research funding application processes, imposing limits on the number of applications permissible per principal investigator. This regulatory change may impact businesses engaged in research or reliant on NIH funding, requiring adaptations to compliance strategies and grant proposals.