Rebecca Ruiz
rebeccaruiz.bsky.social
Rebecca Ruiz
@rebeccaruiz.bsky.social
Senior reporter at Mashable. Covering digital well being and mental health, plus scams. Priors include NBC News Digital and Forbes. Soccer forever.
Would you let your therapist record your session with them so they could use an AI tool to generate a transcript and help them with admin tasks? A new story from me on the ethical concerns and privacy risks that come up with AI therapy scribes: mashable.com/article/ai-t...
AI has entered the therapy session — and it's recording you
More therapists are recording sessions with AI, leading to concerns over consent and data breaches.
mashable.com
May 21, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Scoop: The American Psychological Association is urging the FTC to investigate deceptive practices on AI chatbot platforms, particularly when the AI agents refer to themselves as "psychologists" and "therapists"

mashable.com/article/ai-t...
American Psychological Association sounds alarm over certain AI chatbots
The APA asked the FTC to investigate.
mashable.com
January 10, 2025 at 2:57 PM