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Dash: Ambient AI medical scribing accuracy is approaching 100%

Somesh Dash · What 20 Years of Investing taught Somesh Dash of IVP after backing Perplexity, Figma, Dropbox · Nov 18, 2025 · at 39:32

Somesh Dash discusses the performance and clinical utility of ambient AI medical documentation tools like Abridge.

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“Now a doctor says, hey, Siddharth, would you mind if I record this conversation? Those conversations now have an accuracy rate that's getting close to a hundred percent.”

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