Table 1 Summary points regarding the use of artificial intelligence in primary health care

• Participants viewed AI with a guarded but hopeful stance

• AI use in primary health care is in an early stage of maturity

• AI tools relevant to the needs of primary health care practitioners need to be developed

• The role of AI in primary care health and clinical encounters needs to be determined

• Threats regarding AI in terms of clinical skills and capacity included: concerns over impact on clinical skills, introduction of errors, and loss of control in decision-making

• Ethical, legal, and social implication of AI use included: medical-legal concerns and potential biases in AI tool and equity considerations; lack of transparency related to black-box AI creation; loss of control over data; and privacy and security of data

• Necessary foundational elements to support the uptake of AI tools included: co-creation of AI tools, availability and use of high-quality data, rigorous evaluation of AI tools and/or a strong evidence base