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In a 2026 NPR report, a client learned partway through that her therapist had recorded a session with an AI note-taking tool without her consent, and she stopped seeing that therapist.
Checked against its source on October 16, 2026
In the source's own words
“later she realized the conversation had been recorded using an artificial intelligence note-taking tool without her consent.”
A growing number of therapists are using AI to record sessions and make notes, Windsor Johnston, NPR, broadcast by HPPR, 2026, Audio story transcript.
Open the original- What it measures
- The client, Molly Quinn, is one example in the report. NPR also describes therapists who tell clients about the tool and let them opt out.
- What it does not show
- A single case reported in a news story. It shows why consent matters, not how often recording happens without consent.