So... your GP might now be recording your consultation with an AI that listens, transcribes and summarises everything you say.
The Australian Government is warning that many of these AI scribes have little oversight, with concerns about consent, privacy, data being sent overseas and even Medicare cost incentives.
If your most private conversations are being fed into AI systems, shouldn't informed consent be the absolute minimum, not an afterthought?
#australia #privacy #ai #health #digitalrights
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/jul/05/doctors-ai-scribes-australia-government-privacy-warning
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