In many cases, the issue isn’t that a “robot” performed surgery. Instead, AI may appear indirectly in the workflow—especially where hospitals and clinics use electronic systems that can generate summaries, assist with imaging interpretation, or support clinical documentation.
Residents sometimes notice AI-related concerns such as:
- Operative or discharge notes that read like a “draft” rather than a detailed narrative of what occurred
- Imaging reports or decision-support references that don’t match later findings or the symptoms you experienced
- Charting that appears inconsistent across visits (e.g., what was documented vs. what was actually communicated)
- References to automated transcription, structured templates, or analytics that may have influenced how information was summarized
Your next step is not to assume what happened—it’s to preserve the record and get it reviewed.


