Was at a doctor's office yesterday, and was asked to sign - note they never say "read and sign" - an agreement for the use of "Heidi" software, which was described as "note-taking software" along with the usual marketing fluff.
Of course, it's actually just "AI"-powered transcription software, presumably trained on a bit more medical text / patient files than a general-purpose model.
Independent investigations have shown these medical transcription "agents" result in terrible errors in patient files - some obvious, some not - which could result in brutal outcomes for patients, up to and including death by mistreatment / failure to treat.
So I circled the part that inconspicuously noted you can decline, and crossed out the part listing things you're agreeing to, and wrote "DECLINED" below that. Receptionist didn't blink an eye - so I'm not sure if they actually know handle people declining this (I doubt it). Probably she just checked the box on my file saying I'd signed - and presumably accepted - it.
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