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AI scribes excite clinicians but risk patient stories, expert warns

Dr. Lucas Seuren from the University of Edinburgh expressed enthusiasm for ambient AI scribes, noting their potential to reduce clinician paperwork. However, he also raised concerns about the patient experience, highlighting the risk of losing patients' stories and the need to consider copyright theft and environmental impacts associated with AI technologies. AI

IMPACT Highlights potential downsides of AI scribes, emphasizing the need for patient-centric design and ethical considerations.

RANK_REASON Expert opinion piece on the implications of AI scribes.

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AI scribes excite clinicians but risk patient stories, expert warns

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  1. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    "Dr Lucas Seuren, of the University of Edinburgh's centre for biomedicine, self and society, said: "Many clinicians are excited about ambient AI scribes, becaus

    "Dr Lucas Seuren, of the University of Edinburgh's centre for biomedicine, self and society, said: "Many clinicians are excited about ambient AI scribes, because they promise to cut down on paperwork. "But the experiences of patients are poorly considered, and there are real risk…