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AI note-takers are flooding virtual meetings

Mark Frauenfelder
Jul 03, 2025
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When a Washington Post reporter logged into a Zoom interview recently, the only other attendee was an AI bot. After nine awkward minutes of talking to the silent digital note taker, she gave up and left.

These AI assistants are invading virtual workspaces in such numbers that they sometimes outnumber humans. …

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