News and journalism
A growing number of therapists are using AI to record sessions and make notes
Windsor Johnston, NPR, broadcast by HPPR, 2026
Read the originalRead on October 16, 2026
- What it is
- A May 2026 NPR report on therapists who record sessions with AI note tools. It describes the time savings supporters cite, the trust concerns critics raise, and a client who learned after a session that it had been recorded without her consent.
- How much weight it carries
- Broadcast news reporting with interviews, not a study. It shows the arguments and one case, not how common the practice is. It also notes an editor's update about a consultant relationship.
Facts taken from this source
- 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.
“later she realized the conversation had been recorded using an artificial intelligence note-taking tool without her consent.” (Audio story transcript)