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‘So inaccurate, it’s ridiculous’: New way GPs are putting your privacy at risk

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Patient privacy is being put at risk by the use of unregulated artificial intelligence-enabled scribes in GP consultations and psychology sessions, a new report has found.

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Medical experts and patient advocates are warning that unregulated AI-enabled transcription tools used in Australian GP and psychology consultations pose severe privacy risks and clinical inaccuracies. The rise of 'AI scribes' highlights a critical governance gap where sensitive health data may be processed by unvetted third-party platforms without robust oversight. While these tools do not currently represent existential AI risks, their deployment without safety frameworks demonstrates the immediate challenges of integrating autonomous systems into high-stakes social infrastructure. The findings underscore the urgent need for Australian health-specific AI regulation to mitigate data breaches and automated clinical errors.

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