Microsoft’s new Dragon Copilot is an AI assistant for healthcare
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Summary
Microsoft has released Microsoft Dragon Copilot, an AI system that forms notes based on clinical visits using ambient listening technology from company purchase Nuance
The system offers natural language dictation and note creation in multiple languages, as well as a medical AI assistant with search capabilities and automated summaries.
The aim is to reduce administrative tasks for health workers and provide better focus on patient care, with Microsoft claiming fewer burnouts and better patient experiences from those who have used Nuance tech.
This pushes Microsoft into competition with Google Cloud and its own AI medical offerings, such as AI medical assistant agents and multimodal image searching.
Following studies showing the potential of generative AI tools in healthcare, the FDA published guidance on considerations for the technology along with notes on potential risks.
Microsoft has stated its commitment to developing ”responsible AI by design” for Dragon Copilot through safe and accurate AI outputs. BRB.
TLDR: Microsoft has released an AI healthcare tool that creates clinical notes and aims to reduce administrative tasks; it competes with Google Cloud, which offers AI medical assistance and image searching; the FDA has published guidance on generative AI and notes the potential risks.