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Accepted for/Published in: JMIR Medical Informatics

Date Submitted: Dec 1, 2025
Date Accepted: Jul 6, 2026

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

Rabotin A, Aguilar E, Sandoval Gonzalez S, Iniguez A, Jung C, Lee E, Bell D, Arroyo J

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

JMIR Med Inform 2026;14:e88734

DOI: 10.2196/88734

PMID: 42520279

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

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

ABSTRACT

In simulated English-Spanish clinical encounters, ambient AI scribes propagated interpreter errors into clinical notes, with patterns suggesting a possible bias toward English-language speech and the need for further evaluation in multilingual care.


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Please cite as:

Rabotin A, Aguilar E, Sandoval Gonzalez S, Iniguez A, Jung C, Lee E, Bell D, Arroyo J

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

JMIR Med Inform 2026;14:e88734

DOI: 10.2196/88734

PMID: 42520279

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