Microsoft Unveils New AI Assistant ‘Dragon Copilot’
The new healthcare AI tool, Dragon Copilot, is being offered as part of Microsoft Cloud for Healthcare.
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Microsoft has introduced a new voice-activated AI assistant designed to help doctors and healthcare professionals transcribe clinical notes and draft paperwork as well as quickly search for information from medical sources.
The new healthcare AI tool, Dragon Copilot, is being offered as part of Microsoft Cloud for Healthcare. It harnesses the natural language voice dictation and ambient listening technology developed by AI voice company Nuance, which Microsoft acquired for $16 billion in 2021. These capabilities have been further fine-tuned using generative AI and adapted to incorporate healthcare safeguards, the company said in a blog post.
The rise of generative AI tools for the healthcare industry is driven by the need to streamline administrative tasks, improve efficiency, and combat burnout among clinicians. Microsoft has emerged as a major player in the fast-growing market for AI note-taking tools.
“No one becomes a clinician to do paperwork, but it’s becoming a bigger and bigger administrative burden, taking time and attention away from actually treating and supporting patients. That’s why we’re introducing Microsoft Dragon Copilot, the industry’s first AI assistant for clinical workflow,” Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella said in a post on X.
