Dragon Copilot

06.03.2025

Dragon Copilot

Why in the news?   

Recently, Microsoft has introduced a new voice-activated AI assistant called Dragon Copilot.

About Dragon Copilot:

• It is the new healthcare AI tool which is being offered as part of Microsoft Cloud for Healthcare.
• It is designed to help doctors and healthcare professionals transcribe clinical notes and draft paperwork as well as quickly search for information from medical sources.

Features of Dragon Copilot:

• It harnesses the natural language voice dictation and ambient listening technology developed by AI voice company Nuance.
• These capabilities have been further fine-tuned using generative AI and adapted to incorporate healthcare safeguards.
• It is built on top of existing tools such as Dragon Medical One (DMO) and DAX rolled out by speech recognition company Nuance Communications.
• It can be used to draft memos and notes in a personalized style and format.
• Besides voice-to-text transcription, the Dragon Copilot user interface also allows users to submit prompts or use templates to create AI-generated notes.
• Apart from documentation work, the AI assistant allows clinicians to search for general-purpose medical information from trusted sources.
• It can also be used to automate key tasks such as conversational orders, note and clinical evidence summaries, referral letters, and after-visit summaries, in one centralised workspace.
• It can be accessible through a mobile app, browser or desktop, and it integrates directly with several different electronic health records.

                                                         Source: Indian Express

Consider the following statements regarding the Dragon Copilot:

1. It is the new healthcare AI tool which is being offered as part of Microsoft Cloud for Healthcare.

2. It harnesses natural language voice dictation and ambient listening technology.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

A.1 only

B.2 only

C.Both 1 and 2

D.Neither 1 nor 2

Answer  C