AI scribes are spreading through Australian general practice faster than almost any digital health technology in recent memory. The benefits are real, and the risks around consent, accuracy and medico-legal exposure are largely unspoken.
AI scribes are likely the first ambient AI most Australian clinicians will use daily, which makes the consent, accuracy and medico-legal questions urgent rather than academic. Practices adopting them can pressure-test the decision with the five-question evaluation checklist.