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Doctors’ soaring use of AI scribes prompts Australian government warning over privacy
The Australian government has raised concerns about the rising use of AI scribes in doctors' offices, as regulators evaluate the need for safeguards to address privacy risks. These AI tools, which transcribe and summarize doctor-patient conversations for medical records, have gained popularity in GP surgeries over the past 18 months.
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