Scribe smarter, not harder: how artificial intelligence scribes stack up against human clinicians

BJU InternationalEarly View Research Letter Scribe smarter, not harder: how artificial intelligence scribes stack up against human clinicians Alice Thomson, Corresponding Author Alice Thomson [email protected] orcid.org/0000-0001-5278-1935 Division of Cancer Surgery, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Correspondence: Alice Thomson, Division of Cancer Surgery, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, 305 Grattan Street, Melbourne, Victoria 3000, Australia. e-mail: [email protected]Search for more papers by this authorMarlon Perera, Marlon Perera Division of Cancer Surgery, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Sir Peter MacCallum Department of Oncology, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, AustraliaSearch for more papers by this authorDeclan Murphy, Declan Murphy orcid.org/0000-0002-7500-5899 Division of Cancer Surgery, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Sir Peter MacCallum Department of Oncology, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, AustraliaSearch for more papers by this authorNathan Lawrentschuk, Nathan Lawrentschuk orcid.org/0000-0001-8553-5618 Division of Cancer Surgery, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Department of Surgery Royal Melbourne Hospital, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia EJ Whitten Prostate Cancer Research Centre at Epworth Healthcare, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Sir Peter MacCallum Department of Oncology, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, AustraliaSearch for more papers by this author Alice Thomson, Corresponding Author Alice Thomson [email protected] orcid.org/0000-0001-5278-1935 Division of Cancer Surgery, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Correspondence: Alice Thomson, Division of Cancer Surgery, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, 305 Grattan Street, Melbourne, Victoria 3000, Australia. e-mail: [email protected]Search for more papers by this authorMarlon Perera, Marlon Perera Division of Cancer Surgery, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Sir Peter MacCallum Department of Oncology, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, AustraliaSearch for more papers by this authorDeclan Murphy, Declan Murphy orcid.org/0000-0002-7500-5899 Division of Cancer Surgery, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Sir Peter MacCallum Department of Oncology, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, AustraliaSearch for more papers by this authorNathan Lawrentschuk, Nathan Lawrentschuk orcid.org/0000-0001-8553-5618 Division of Cancer Surgery, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Department of Surgery Royal Melbourne Hospital, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia EJ Whitten Prostate Cancer Research Centre at Epworth Healthcare, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Sir Peter MacCallum Department of Oncology, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, AustraliaSearch for more papers by this author First published: 10 October 2025 https://doi.org/10.1111/bju.70037Read the full textAboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. 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