# 147: What I Got Wrong (And Right!) About AI in VetMed: A Software Engineer Sets Me Straight. With Rohan Relan

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Podcast: [The Vet Vault: Veterinary Career, Clinical Skills & Wellbeing](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-vet-vault-veterinary-career-clinical-skills-wellbeing-1167897)
Published: 2025-09-28T20:00:00+00:00
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In episode 141 , I shared my take on where AI fits into veterinary medicine - and where it might take us next. But I’m no expert. So I brought one in. In this episode, I sit down with Rohan Relan , Silicon Valley software engineer and founder of ScribbleVet ,an AI tool built for vets. We unpack the promise and pitfalls of AI in clinical practice and try to figure out how you can use it without losing sleep (or your license). What we cover: Why AI is not just a "smarter Google”- and why that matters The risky shortcuts vets are already taking (and how to avoid them) How to increase trust and accuracy when using AI Where innovation collides with privacy, data, and consent DIY AI vs purpose-built tools If you're curious about AI but not sure what’s hype and what’s helpful, this one’s for you. Come find out what W(asabi)TF Wednesday is all about at our Japan Snow Conference Check out our podcast for business owners , and Dr Sam’s ‘ How To Make A Hell Of a Profit And Still Go To Heaven ’ workshop. Join our community of Vet Vault Nerds to lift your clinical game and get your groove back with our up-to-date, easy-to-consume clinical episodes at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠vvn.supercast.com⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Get help with your tricky cases in our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠Specialist Support Space.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ V⁠⁠isit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠thevetvault.com⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠for show notes and resources related to this episode. ⁠Subscribe to our weekly newsletter⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠ for Hubert's favourite clinical and non-clinical learnings from the week. Topics and Timestamps 04:39 What I got wrong about AI 08:19 How models “know” things — next‐word prediction & reasoning 15:00 Grounding AI responses using external tools / search 19:19 Scribble Vet features 38:12 Privacy, ownership, and AI liabi…

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