Epic halts development after AI findings

Epic Systems has paused most of its product development for a six-week security audit, according to a report in the New York Times cited by the Norwegian outlet covering the story. The headline links the decision to findings made with AI, but the text available here does not spell out what those findings were.

Epic is a US health technology company that builds electronic patient record systems for hospitals around the world. In Norway it is best known as the maker of the software behind Helseplattformen, the health platform used in the country's healthcare system.

Epic founder and chief executive Judith Faulkner said at an industry conference at the end of September that most product development had been put on hold. During the audit, the company is reassigning resources to identify and fix vulnerabilities in its software.

Trond Utne, who leads Hemit, the organisation that operates and manages the infrastructure of Helseplattformen, says Hemit has regular dialogue with Epic about security and about how the solution is being developed.

The article was published on 14 October 2026 and is tagged with Epic, artificial intelligence, security and Helseplattformen. It matters because Epic's software underpins patient records at hospitals worldwide, including the Norwegian platform, so a company-wide pause to find and correct security weaknesses affects a system that handles sensitive health data. The text provided does not say whether the audit will change anything for Helseplattformen specifically.