The Zoom hack that says, ‘Don’t record me’
If every meeting, watercooler conversation, and date gets transcribed and summarized, who's actually reading any of it?
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VC Jeremy Levine now lists his Zoom name as "I do not consent to transcribing or recording" to protest the growing use of AI note-taking apps. The article highlights that always-on recording is becoming ubiquitous in meetings and even dates, raising concerns about killing spontaneous conversation and creating a "legal minefield." It questions whether the endless transcription of every interaction is actually useful or just creating more audio no one has time to review.