AI and Therapy:
Not to be an alarmist, but I think it's important for the general public to be aware of this.
Simple Practice (one of the most popular tools for therapists to make appointments, store paperwork, etc.) is updating their terms of service to allow them to train AI on ANY USER CONTENT.
Yes, you read that correctly:
ONE OF THE MOST-USED THERAPY RECORDS SOFTWARE WILL NOW BE TRAINING AI ON MENTAL HEALTH RECORDS, FORMS, AND ANY OTHER "CONTENT" THAT PASSES THROUGH THEIR SYSTEM.
Unfortunately, you are not safe if you and your therapist don't use this system. Zoom has also recently updated their terms of service to allow for the same trawling of user data.
(I don't have evidence of it, but I would be very, VERY surprised if Therapy Mill apps haven't been doing this shit all along. The therapy app is 100% Uber for therapists. They're "disrupting" (i.e. destabilizing the labor market and depressing wages, regulation) under the guise of "convenience" but are probably planning to train AI therapists to replace all those pesky humans who keep asking for "enough money for groceries")
According to my clinical supervisor, there is no current writing about how this pertains to HIPAA, but it's probably not good news. This is especially true when Health Insurance companies have already been caught using AI-claim-denial-bots instead of doctors to make claim decisions.
That's right! If you're stuck paying out-of-pocket for your cancer, it might be because of A.I.! :)
Please, please, PLEASE alert your therapist to this problem, EVEN IF YOU DON'T SEE THEM ONLINE BECAUSE PLENTY OF IN-PERSON THERAPISTS STILL USE SERVICES LIKE SIMPLE PRACTICE.
