Your Therapist’s Notes Could Become Fodder For AI
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Tech companies are marketing AI-based note-taking software to therapists as a new time-saving tool. But by signing up, providers may be unknowingly offering patients’ sensitive health information as data fodder to the multibillion-dollar AI therapy industry.

I also hate that there is never an option to opt out of this service either.

Not universally true— with my healthcare network there is a consent form that allows you to decline the use of AI for online appointments, and for in-person they request verbal consent. I make sure to decline every time.

Just wanted to share so that people can check if opting out is possible (for now at least).

one can only hope it has any meaning. what platform do they use for online applications appointments? zoom? ms teams? google meet?

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My network (my insurance is with an HMO so it’s all centralized with all the physical and mental healthcare providers I have access to) has you click on your appointment in the app or online, and then it opens Zoom.

I have to use Teams for work and the idea of using that for therapy is kind of funny for some reason…

yeah. I wouldn’t expect that opt out to be honored. maybe by your provider, but not by zoom.

Sure you can. Just, you know, don’t need therapy.

Jeff Goldblum’s Jurassic Park monologue feels appropriate here.

“You stood on the shoulders of geniuses to accomplish something as fast as you could and before you even knew it you had it. You patented it and packaged it and slapped it on a plastic lunch box, and now your selling it!”

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Great quote!

32 year old movie… I love/hate when old movie quotes are more relevant today than when the movie came out.

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