How to Use ChatGPT to Digitize Handwritten Notes

“When OpenAI supercharged the free version of ChatGPT with GPT-4o in May, users gained the ability to upload files, including images and documents, and to interact with images in multiple ways, such as extracting text,” according to a ZDNET post How to use ChatGPT to digitize your handwritten notes for free.

For years, I’ve been counseling lawyers to scan their handwritten notes and file them in the digital client file, so the lawyer has a complete digital client file, even if the notes are not searchable. But now ChatGPT’s artificial intelligence capabilities can accomplish this, and its parent company, OpenAI, has decided to include that in the free version of ChatGPT. You must set up an account to access this feature.

One caveat is that handwritten notes are often about client matters. It is very important that all lawyers protect client confidentiality by telling ChatGPT not to use your queries or notes to further train the database. Stop OpenAI from training the chatbot using your data by using its privacy portal to select “do not train on my content.”