This article focuses on Maine legislative bill LD 2082. This bill would prohibit a licensed mental health provider’s use of AI in mental healthcare practice.
Here’s an excerpt quoting the Chief Program Officer, Kristie Worster:
‘Sweetser, a Maine mental health services provider with centers in Lewiston, Sanford and Brunswick, has implemented an AI software called Eleos that transcribes conversations with patients without recording or storing the data. She said it helps therapists accurately document sessions. “Imagine a therapist not looking at you, in a session, and typing into a computer. It’s a horrible experience for people,” Worster said. “This really has allowed clients to just have the therapist focused on them and to not have even five to 10 minutes taken away from them in the session.”