Artificial intelligence has for years been touted as healthcare’s future. Most of that attention has focused on its potential to recognize disease or tailor therapy, but a most immediate and radical revolution may be brewing elsewhere—in the quotidian but essential area of paperwork. Doctors regularly remark that their least enjoyable part of their day is when typing out notes keeps them from seeing patients. Researchers find that they spend nearly double the amount of time completing paperwork and documenting electronic medical records than having face-to-face conversations with those in their charge. The cost is steep: burnout is accelerating, consultations are rushed, and patient satisfaction can end with them leaving their…