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Why AI May Be Listening in on Your Next Doctor's Appointment (wsj.com)
6 points by bookofjoe 4 months ago | hide | past | favorite | 3 comments



This already happens with sales calls and consulting calls with everyone’s agreement and we - both us and the clients - all love the automatic summarization and indexing.


As long as people are notified in an obvious and effective way, and people can opt out, that seems fine.

But -- particularly with medical care -- if these systems are being used without telling patients and without giving them the ability to opt out, that's a very serious problem.




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