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

Published July 4, 2026 · Category: News

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Exclusive: With the technology fast becoming popular in GP surgeries, regulators are monitoring its implementation and potential pitfalls

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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.

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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.

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Originally published at www.theguardian.com.

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