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Doctors’ soaring use of AI scribes prompts Australian government warning over privacy

The Guardian — Tech · · International · AI Governance

Exclusive: With the technology fast becoming popular in GP surgeries, regulators are monitoring its implementation and potential pitfalls Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast The federal health department has raised concerns about the use of AI scribes by doctors as the health regulator considers the need for safeguards around the technology. AI scribe tools record, transcribe and summarise conversations between doctors and patients for medical notes, and have boomed in popularity in the past 18 months. Continue reading...

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