To embed, copy and paste the code into your website or blog: On January 12, 2021, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released the Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning (AI/ML)-Based Software as a Medical Device (SaMD) Action Plan (Action Plan). The Action Plan expresses that the “FDA’s vision is that, with appropriately tailored total product lifecycle-based regulatory oversight, AI/ML-based Software as a Medical Device (SaMD) will deliver safe and effective software functionality that improves the quality of care that patients receive.” The FDA currently regulates and has approved “locked” SaMD utilizing AI/ML, but has struggled to determine the appropriate regulatory approach for “adapting” AI/ML SaMD that learns and evolves using real world inputs over time. The Action Plan is the FDA’s step forward to address this challenge.