as in scribes
one who writes from dictation or copies manuscripts
thanks to the efforts of his dutiful amanuensis, copies of most of the author's letters and unpublished manuscripts have been preserved
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scribes
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Created by Yeo and written with Taiwanese scribes Wang Jen Fang, Ting Chi-Wen and Rebecca Chen, the series features an all-Taiwanese cast and is co-produced with Singapore’s Akanga production house.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
3 Nov. 2025 -
The hope is that by having AI do the heavy lifting of documenting patient visits, the ambient scribes will reduce the administrative burden on physicians and their resulting burnout, thus stemming the tide of critical staffing shortages by keeping more doctors practicing medicine.—
Adam Mills,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Oct. 2025
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“Amanuenses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/amanuenses. Accessed 11 Nov. 2025.
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