Google has significantly expanded the reach of its AI-powered note-taking feature. The tool, based on Gemini, is no longer limited to video calls within its ecosystem. It can now be used in in-person meetings, on platforms like Zoom or Teams, and even in impromptu meetings without a scheduled call, activated from the home screen. 📱
Multi-platform integration and local audio processing 🔊
The technical expansion implies that the Google Meet app, both mobile and desktop, can record audio from the device's microphone in any context. This suggests initial local processing or end-to-end encryption before sending the data to Google's servers for analysis by Gemini. The AI then generates a structured document in Drive with a summary, transcript, and assigned tasks, regardless of the original audio source.
The perfect excuse to stop paying attention 😏
With this tool, the art of manual note-taking is officially obsolete. You can now fully dedicate your attention to staring out the window during a meeting, knowing that the AI will capture every empty promise and every task someone tries to dump on you. The only risk is that the summary is more coherent and better written than the original meeting, which could be embarrassing for the organizer.