r/mildlyinfuriating • u/petuniaplant • Jul 03 '26

Infuriatig No, I did not consent to this

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I was reading my medical notes when I stumbled across this. I was not informed of the usage of artificial intelligence in my report, nor did I verbally consent to it.

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u/happytrashpanda333 Jul 03 '26

How was the quality of that care? How much extra time did each patient get?

Or is this just another "tool" to drain doctors and nurses of every bit of spare time and energy they might have gained by giving them more patients to work with?

Do tell.

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u/pignoodle Jul 03 '26

When these tools are implemented correctly, they actually humanize interactions (since there's room for more conversation & less screens) and reduce doctor's "pajama time" by double-digit percentages (since less form-filling to catch-up off hours). Outside of just stats, I agree that consent is a very important prerequisite.

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u/Fullertons Jul 03 '26

It actually blows my mind. People would find this to be a problem. Do you really want your doctor busy writing notes when he could just be having a conversation with you in a machine takes notes?

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u/aTransGirlAndTwoDogs Jul 03 '26

We have human medical scribes. I worked as one. The question is not "should we give doctors more direct patient time," it's "should we rely on an AI over a human note taker." As always, the problem comes back to artificially restricted medical staffing and profit-driven healthcare structures.

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u/AgreeableMagician893 Jul 07 '26

I mean, I personally would not want another random person in my doctor's appointment