Four-in-10 general practitioners use AI scribes, the report found, with uptake doubling in the past year according to the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners. After listening in to your consult, some tools could provide diagnoses, write referral letters and prescriptions, Digital Rights Watch policy head Tom Sulston said. He said it was normal for patients to have concerns around AI usage, but there was no need to panic, or ban the technology. The report detailed a situation where a Melbourne psychiatrist refused new patients who would not allow AI to record and transcribe consults. Mr Sulston said medical access cannot be contingent on agreeing to have an AI scribe.