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Melbourne psychiatrist's AI note-taking sparks privacy outrage

A psychiatrist in Melbourne, Australia, has been using AI to record patient sessions, sparking significant privacy concerns. The use of this technology by health providers has drawn strong criticism, with individuals expressing deep reservations about allowing their sensitive health information to be captured and processed by AI systems. This practice raises ethical questions about patient consent and data security within the healthcare sector. AI

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IMPACT Raises concerns about patient privacy and ethical AI use in sensitive sectors like healthcare.

RANK_REASON The cluster contains user commentary and a news article about the use of AI in healthcare, focusing on privacy concerns rather than a new AI release or significant industry event.

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  1. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 · [email protected] ·

    This is just unbelievable. I would never let a health provider even record me, let alone use # AI to do so. https://www. theguardian.com/australia-news /2026/ma

    This is just unbelievable. I would never let a health provider even record me, let alone use # AI to do so. https://www. theguardian.com/australia-news /2026/may/19/melbourne-psychiatrist-ai-note-taking-new-patients # NoAI # FuckAI # Enshittification # Privacy # MentalHealth # Au…