Sara Riggare and Joshua Biro discuss the current landscape and potential future directions of AI in primary care.

Link to podcast:

https://www.thelancet.com/doi/story/10.1016/audio.2026.03.31.110403

Links to the articles mentioned in the podcast:

• Patients are not waiting for permission: the rise of the AI-empowered patient, Sara Riggare, David Sundemo, Marcus Lewis, Charlotte Blease, 2026. https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanprc/article/PIIS3050-5143(26)00007-5/fulltext
• “A new approach to artificial intelligence safety in primary care”, Joshua Biro, Yalda Jabbarpour, Raj Ratwani, 2026. https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanprc/article/PIIS3050-5143(26)00010-5/fulltext