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reaperduceryesterday at 4:47 PM1 replyview on HN

I also remember not too long ago when doctors did this anyway, without any assistance from robots.

Or with assistance from other humans.

The last time I had surgery, every time I met with the surgeon (about six times), he had an intern following him around with a Thinkpad, typing in everything said.

The intern has the ability to understand context, idiomatic expressions, emotion, and a dozen other important and useful things that an AI transcription will never capture.


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dparkyesterday at 5:37 PM

That’s probably not an intern. Doctors with enough pull can get dedicated scribes like this, but they aren’t cheap, which is why most doctors don’t get them.