Peer-Reviewed Publication
Learn Health Syst2026;10(4):e70115.October 1, 2026Journal Article

Ambient AI Scribes as Emerging Infrastructure in the Learning Health System.

Taofeeq Oluwatosin Togunwa1,2, Jodyn Platt1
1Department of Learning Health Sciences University of Michigan Medical School Ann Arbor Michigan USA.
2Michigan Institute for Data & AI in Society University of Michigan Ann Arbor Michigan USA.

Abstract

Ambient artificial intelligence (AI) scribes are systems that automatically generate clinical documentation from clinician-patient conversations and are being deployed at accelerating pace across US health systems. Early evaluations report reduced documentation burden, improved clinician well-being, and perceived efficiency gains, reinforcing a narrative of inevitability. Yet this frontline framin…

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