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by reaperducer 22 days ago
I've had medical students in the room when doctors do all kinds of checks. I somehow didn't have any reservations about that either.

Medical students are covered by rafts of privacy laws that will end their careers if violated.

The modern tech industry runs on privacy violation.

The two are not comparable.

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the provider using AI to takes notes is still responsible for what happens to those notes
That should be the case, but the frequent data breaches that I get notified about with little consequence to the companies involved make me doubt that there will be real incentives for good behavior.
personal medical information is an entirely separate regulatory environment