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Google and HP are making virtual meetings ultra-immersive – here’s why I’m not impressed
It is a strange kind of legacy that we don’t talk about the pandemic anymore, but continue to develop the technologies that got us through it. It’s five years later and we are still trying to make video calls more immersive, lifelike, and engaging. Why? We have, of course, held on tightly to remote work for its benefits; better work-life…
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Latest ChatGPT update lets users record meetings and connect to tools like Dropbox and Google Drive
OpenAI has announced new updates for ChatGPT which allow users to record and transcribe meetings, as well as connectors for cloud tools such as Google Drive. The new transcription tools put ChatGPT directly into competition with Otter.AI and Zoom’s built-in tools, while the cloud connectors target the AI productivity tools built into offerings from Google and Microsoft. As part of…
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ChatGPT will soon record, transcribe, and summarize your meetings
OpenAI may be planning to challenge Microsoft Teams Copilot integration with a new “Record” feature in ChatGPT. While ChatGPT supports third-party services, it’s not yet possible to use it to summarize live meetings or generate an AI-powered transcript. As spotted by X user M1Astra, ChatGPT mobile app code clearly mentions a “Record” feature for live meetings that supports pausing, resuming, and…
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Microsoft Teams will soon block screen capture during meetings
Microsoft is working on adding a new Teams feature that will prevent users from capturing screenshots of sensitive information shared during meetings. Those joining from unsupported platforms will be automatically placed in audio-only mode to protect shared content. The company plans to start rolling out this new Teams feature to Android, desktop, iOS, and web users worldwide in July 2025. “To address the issue…
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The best free apps for video meetings
While videoconferencing apps have been around for quite some time, they really came into their own starting in 2020 during the pandemic, when many companies had to do a quick switch to a system of remote working. Even now, five years later, a lot of employees are still working on a remote or a partially remote basis, and a lot…
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‘No AI Agents are Allowed.’ EU Bans Use of AI Assistants in Virtual Meetings
Image: Guillaume Périgois/Unsplash The EU is banning the use of AI-powered virtual assistants during online meetings. Such assistants are often used to transcribe, take notes, or even record visuals and audio during a video conference. In a presentation from the European Commission delivered to European Digital Innovation Hubs earlier this month, there is a note on the “Online Meeting Etiquette”…
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Otter.ai’s voice-activated AI agent can answer questions during online meetings – Computerworld
However, Otter.ai is moving in the direction where an agent will soon be an active participant, Liang said. It can even correct misinformation. The idea that agents would take part in meetings isn’t new. More than a decade ago, in 2013, Forrester analyst J.P. Gownder predicted AI tools would participate in meetings proactively, in addition to surfacing data and insights…
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A Complete Guide to Sprint Planning Meetings
When tackling a large project, it is essential for teams to come together to strategize and align on their upcoming work. Instead of diving in without a plan, sprint planning ensures every team member knows their role, what to expect, and how to move forward together within the broader context of project management. 1 monday.com Employees per Company Size Micro…
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How Outlook’s Scheduling Assistant Helps Me Effortlessly Organize Meetings
Though scheduling meetings is nothing new, I’d bet that there may be some of you that overlook the Scheduling Assistant when creating new meetings. Here are several ways I use the Scheduling Assistant to help me more rapidly create new meetings. At-A-Glance Availability View In the Calendar section of Outlook you’ll notice a preview pane along the right side. This…
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With this simple command, AI will soon summarize your meetings in Google Meet – Computerworld
A new AI feature called ” Take notes for me ” will be soon be rolled out to Google Meet users. It’s a feature that creates automatic notes using Google’s AI tool. When the meeting is over, participants are given the opportunity to download a Google document with a transcrip of what was said. The function can also be used by meeting…
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