22 Jul 2024

AI at the doctor's office: The future, or should we be concerned?

From Nights, 10:17 pm on 22 July 2024

Would you be comfortable with an artificial intelligence software listening in to your doctor's appointment?

The use of AI note-taking tools is becoming more common in New Zealand as a time-saving measure for GPs up against the clock.

One GP who's tried it is Dr Emily Cavana, senior lecturer with the University of Otago's Department of Primary Healthcare and General Practice.

She speaks to Emile Donovan about the pros and cons.

Medical consultation. (Photo by IGOR STEVANOVIC / SCIENCE PHOTO / IST / Science Photo Library via AFP)

Photo: IGOR STEVANOVIC / SCIENCE PHOTO