Companies × risks
Merck
Merck deploys AI by integrating LLM and ML capabilities into clinical documentation, medical writing, and manufacturing quality systems, including an internal generative AI platform that accelerates clinical study report drafting. It also builds specialised ML models for manufacturing inspection and scientific software.
We reviewed 3 public documents from Merck and found it acknowledges 2 of 24 AI risks: discrimination and transparency & interpretability.
Sector: Agriculture, Mining, Construction and Manufacturing; Chemicals & pharmaceutical manufacturing
Roles: AI deployer; Specialized AI developer
AI risks Merck acknowledges
- Discrimination: “Ethical and legal challenges may arise, including biases or discrimination in AI outcomes” (Merck - 2025 Annual Report)
- Transparency & interpretability: “the inner workings of AI can be difficult to understand” (Merck's commitment to developing and using artificial intelligence ...)
Documents we reviewed
- Merck's commitment to developing and using artificial intelligence ... (AI overview & principles, 2023)
- Merck - 2025 Annual Report (Annual report, 2026)
- Data science and artificial intelligence - Merck.com (Other, 2025)