Who owns my health data?

April 24, 2026Nature MedicineOpen Access

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This research explores the impacts of geopolitics on the ownership and accessibility of biomedical datasets in the context of artificial intelligence.
Analysis of current geopolitical trends and their effect on data ownership
Examination of artificial intelligence's role in managing health data
Review of access policies in different countries.
Increased tensions among superpowers significantly affect data access policies for biomedical datasets.
Countries with advanced AI technologies gain competitive advantages in health data ownership.
Access to health data is becoming more restricted, emphasizing the need for clearer ownership guidelines.

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Geopolitics influences data access to biomedical datasets, reshaping health data ownership globally.

The geopolitics driving artificial intelligence superpowers is reshaping biomedical datasets, and who has access to them.

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Paul Webster (2026) studied this question.

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