Enrico Coiera

Enrico Coiera, director of the Centre for Health Informatics, discusses the benefits and potential pitfalls of AI scribes in healthcare, emphasizing the need for patient consent. Becky Freeman, a public health professor, highlights alarming trends in youth vaping, suggesting it could act as a gateway to smoking and calling for stricter regulations. Heinz Barmol, a psychology professor, explores the concept of mental time travel, explaining how it can enhance memory retrieval but can also destabilize memories during the process.

Professor Enrico Coiera discusses the impact of artificial intelligence on medicine, emphasizing the need for careful implementation and human oversight. They explore regulatory challenges, the importance of education for healthcare professionals, and the role of AI in reshaping medical practices and improving decision-making.