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Doctor reportedly forced to apologise after AI makes error about illegal drugs

ABC News says AI is listening to medical appointments but not always hearing correctly. A user sharing its report alleges that Anthropic and OpenAI salespeople are pressuring hospitals to adopt similar tools.

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ABC News reports that a doctor was forced to apologise after AI made a “scary” error about illegal drugs. The outlet says AI is listening to many people's medical appointments but isn't always hearing correctly. A user sharing the report contrasts those problems with fears of a superhuman AI killing people. They allege that Anthropic and OpenAI salespeople are telling hospitals to use tools like these or get left behind.

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@timnitGebruSo while you're thinking about a super human, super "intelligent" alien being killing you, here's what's really happening. Best believe Anthropic and OpenAI sales people are at hospitals telling them to use tools like this or get left behind. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-14/ai-medical-scribe-error-leaves-patient-devastated/107031672 @5By5CreativityThe scariest thing about AI is that actions and outcomes that’d land you and I in jail have been committed by techbroligarchs daily, globally – starting with theft of my work and that of millions of others – yet the only consequences are wealth, power, and government buy-ins.@nelsonnets*checks notes* So the actual danger isn't superintelligent aliens, it's unverified AI tools shipped into hospitals with the review step skipped. Verification and accountability matter more than sci-fi scenarios 🤔@timnitGebruRT @nelsonnets: *checks notes* So the actual danger isn't superintelligent aliens, it's unverified AI tools shipped into hospitals with the…@timnitGebruYea but they don't push pre IPO valuations do they? That just makes you sound incompetent and not a company with your shit together and makes your tech sound mundane and error prone rather than "superintelligent"

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