Clinical Trial Indicates A.I. Chatbots Could Aid Urgent Care NYT - Technology By: Cade Metz 8 October 2026 at 22:48 Nearly 100 patients discussed their maladies with a Google bot, called AMIE, before meeting with physicians. Β© Kaoly Gutierrez for The New York TimesAfter scheduling a visit with the hospitalβs urgent care facility, the patients discussed their ailments with a Google chatbot before meeting with their doctors.