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The Rise of AI in Medical Transcription
Recently, my physician demonstrated an AI-driven transcription tool that he utilizes to document and summarize his consultations with patients. While the summary provided was satisfactory in my instance, research highlighted by ABC News indicates that this is not always the case with OpenAI’s Whisper technology, which underpins many hospital applications—occasionally generating entirely fabricated information.
Nabla’s Implementation of Whisper Technology
A company named Nabla employs Whisper for its medical transcription services and claims to have transcribed approximately 7 million medical discussions, as reported by ABC News. This tool is utilized by over 30,000 healthcare professionals across 40 different health systems. Nabla acknowledges the issue of hallucinations within Whisper and is actively working on solutions to mitigate this problem.
The Research Community’s Concerns
A collaborative study involving researchers from Cornell University and the University of Washington has raised significant concerns regarding these inaccuracies…
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