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Jennifer Dudley-Nicholson

Doctors call for AI rules to prevent medical mistakes

The government could struggle to restrict the use and development of AI models in Australia. (Jennifer Dudley-Nicholson/AAP PHOTOS)

Australian doctors are using AI tools, including ChatGPT, to deal with patients every day despite a lack of guidelines or oversight from the nation's medical regulator, an inquiry has heard. 

Healthcare experts revealed the issue at the Senate's Adopting Artificial Intelligence inquiry on Wednesday, while calling for restrictions on use of the technology in healthcare to give doctors, nurses and patients greater confidence. 

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