This AI tool is coming to a doctors' office near you. It claims it will fix the most common GP gripe

A new AI tool that could slash GP wait times could be coming to a doctors' office near you, but is it just a more powerful version of 'Dr Google'?

Not quite, according to Dr Michael Wright, President of the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP).

Australian GPs have been relying on search engines to stay across the latest medical information for years and clinical AI platforms are just the latest tools in their arsenal.

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People sit in doctor's waiting room. One woman looks a medical brochure and a man uses his smart phone to make a call.

"GPs, like everyone else, are really having a close look at AI and trying to work out where it can help us be more efficient, get better information and provide better care," he told nine.com.au.

"But it's certainly not something that anyone should feel like is being forced upon them."

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This AI tool is coming to a doctors’ office near you. It claims it will fix the most common GP gripe