AI Scribe

An AI scribe is a tool that records and transcribes a therapy session, typically processing that recording or transcription and (using AI) processing it into a progress note or other documentation.

But here's the thing -- you don't have to use an AI scribe to save time on notes and other documentation! It doesn't require your session to be recorded or transcribed! Seriously, all of that is unnecessary.

Articles about AI Scribe

July 21, 2026

No AI in the Therapy Session

It's all about the humans in the therapy session. And the (human) therapist is the one that should ne listening, observing, and using clinical judgement... Not AI.


June 25, 2026

Recorded Mental Health Conversations: Another Article

Practitioners and patients alike are concerned about what it means for their privacy when providers insist on the use of AI scribes in the mental health space. Here's another article on this topic, this time by The Markup.


June 18, 2026

AI Therapists vs. AI Scribes

There's a contradiction of sorts if we reject "AI therapists" but trust AI to perform clinical observations and assessments as a part of "ambient listening" AI scribes. (To be clear, we reject both!)


June 12, 2026

Do Not Retain Therapy Session Transcripts: A Plea to Mental Health Tech Companies, Therapists, and Clients

Even if they are "de-identified" and "de-coupled", retaining therapy session transcripts still poses an unnecessary risk to clients and therapists. This is an attempt to urge mental health companies (and their users) to not consent to this.


Go ahead and give Quill a try today -- it's not an AI scribe, in that it does not transcribe therapy sessions. However, Quill may be lumped into the category of "AI Scribe" in that it ultimately comes up with the same output -- therapy notes and other therapy documentation!

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