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Lab Week Hangover, 2026

Regular readers know that sometimes the Westgards engage in Scroogeism. That is, we get all grumpy about the state of something, and spout off in cynical, critical whining. If you don't like to listen to curmudgeons, this might be an essay to skip.

AI Slop in QC is getting out-of-control

AI is on the rise, and with it, the promises about what it can deliver. Lately, though, I have seen examples of egregiously wrong AI-generated explanations of QC.

FDA on LDT: GED, out!

The FDA has a new Proposed Rule to assume regulation of Laboratory-Developed-Tests (LDTs). How scary is that?

Will AI transform lab professionals into Reverse Centaurs?

You can't throw a rock, or scroll a feed, without hearing about the promise and peril of AI. What's it going to do to the laboratory?

No Consenus, No Hierarchy of Prague: Progress or Pandemonium?

No Consensus, No Hierarchy at Prague: Progress or Pandemonium?

Sten Westgard, MS
October 2023

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