GP's AI receptionist has trouble understanding patients' Yorkshire accents - leaving them struggling to get appointments
A health watchdog has found that EMMA, an AI chatbot used by GPs to cut down on waiting times over the phone, has struggled to understand patients from Rotherham, Yorkshire.
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Brimstone Report is tracking this as a curated culture & society brief. The source report from Daily Mail says: A health watchdog has found that EMMA, an AI chatbot used by GPs to cut down on waiting times over the phone, has struggled to understand patients from Rotherham, Yorkshire.
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- Primary source: Daily Mail
- Published: Aug 19, 2026, 7:09 PM UTC
- Coverage area: Culture & Society
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