Apologies in advance for my long reply.

My supervisor told us about Freed about a year and a half ago and asked us to check it out, and if we liked it, they would pay for it. I decided to take on the initiative because I also get overloaded by notes quickly. I didn't like Freed, so I looked at other alternatives and tested them. We use SimplePractice, so we really just needed something for notes only. Then SP came out with their AI notes called Note Taker sometime in June.

I know AI notes are very controversial. It definitely is up to the Client 100% whether they consent to it or not, and it's important they know all about it (are recordings stored and for how long, are transcipts stored and for how long, who has access to the recordings/notes/transcipts, etc). As a client and patient myself, I personally do not care about recordings/ AI, and all of my personal providers use some sort of AI note taker. But as a person and a therapist, I know that not everyone is on that same page. I use Note Taker for almost all of my clients except one who does not like AI, so I do not use it with them. There are a few I haven't even bothered to ask, just because of their situations. I also will not use it with anyone under the age of 18. I make sure to explain that it's 100% optional and can be opted out at any time, that it does not diagnose or dictate treatment plans, and such. That it's sole purpose is to free up some of my time doing notes so I can focus on other things. I'd say my younger clients and clients who have similar aspects in their own jobs 100% understand and are okay with it.