OpenAI’s transcription tool Whisper, which is built into Microsoft’s cloud computing platform, is making up stuff. Hospitals use it! Be aware as a patient - or a relative - that your diagnosis and meeting w helth professionals is not transcribed by #genai. I know that #openai warned that it hallucinates, but obviously not fiercely enough.

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Researchers say AI transcription tool used in hospitals invents things no one ever said

Whisper is a popular transcription tool powered by artificial intelligence, but it has a major flaw. It makes things up that were never said. Whisper was created by OpenAI.

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