Propagation of Interpreter Errors by Ambient AI Scribes: Study Using Simulated Clinical Encounters

JMIR Medical Informatics · Published 2026-07-28 · DOI 10.2196/88734

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Alexandra Rabotin, Efren Aguilar, Saitiel Sandoval Gonzalez, Alonso Iniguez, Christina Jung, Eric Lee, Douglas S Bell, Jeffrey Arroyo

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AbstractIn simulated English and Spanish clinical encounters, ambient AI scribes propagated interpreter errors into clinical notes, with patterns varying by speaker role and error type. These findings highlight the need for further evaluation of AI-scribe performance in multilingual and interpreter-mediated clinical care.

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2026

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Rabotin, A., Aguilar, E., Gonzalez, S., et al. (2026). Propagation of Interpreter Errors by Ambient AI Scribes: Study Using Simulated Clinical Encounters. JMIR Medical Informatics. https://doi.org/10.2196/88734

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