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Al Dimondaldimond@mastodon.social
Oct 29, 2026, 3:56 PM
@dramypsyd i guess the implication is that they're training a therapist-bot... even if this was ethically OK to do, what would it allow them to do? if they just see notes without observing what led to them they can't even *infer* the logic behind the notes. they can only learn to imitate the language and style.
what could possibly be the point of that? a machine that produces plausible-sounding notes and reports that aren't grounded in experience or judgment?
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Mike Whitneymhhwhitney@hachyderm.io
Oct 29, 2026, 4:32 PM
@aldimond @dramypsyd
Yeah, but creating the appointment notes is enough evidence to bill the insurer. Which is the only functional aspect of therapy the bot creators probably care about.
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Al Dimondaldimond@mastodon.social
Oct 29, 2026, 4:46 PM
@dramypsyd (i am not a therapist, i'm a computer guy, and this does fit the pattern... it's not just an AI thing, the biggest hubris of computer guys is that we can revolutionize a field without talking to anyone that knows how it works)
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