(Futurism) – “All AI scribe systems from the 20 approved vendors showed one or more inaccuracies at the procurement testing phase.”

If you’ve been to a medical appointment in the past two or three years, chances are high that your doctor was using an AI scribe: software that listens into the conversation, transcribing it and structuring it into the format of medical notes.

In theory it’s a cool idea, but pain points abound. Earlier this week, Ontario’s auditor general — an accountability officer acting under the Legislative Assembly of Ontario — released a special report warning that AI medical scribes were “not evaluated adequately,” and may present “fabricated information” to medical professionals. (Read More)