New AI Trick

[NotAChevy]

For those of us who have trouble staying focused during a long meeting, and end up missing something of importance, I have finally found my solution. I use the app OtterAI to save me.

Allow me to explain:

During the call, I record it with Otter AI. The app not only records the call, but automatically creates a transcript of the call, and a summary.

Then, at a later date, I can review the summary to ensure I haven't missed anything. Plus, I can go back and listen to it again, if need be. This allows me to still be active on a call, not be sorry for the times when I “space out” for a moment, and still get the info I need.

You can even send the transcript and/or summary to someone else if you want.

I would definitely recommend paying for a subscription as it gives you plenty of minutes, but it can be well worth your investment.

Oh! And I would say that the more you use it, the better it gets with the transcription, so I'd play with it 5-6 times with calls w/friends, family, etc. before using it for work.

Though it's not perfect, it's very good and gets better the more it's used. I use it daily and would highly recommend it to anyone w/ADHD.

Any other AI tricks you use, or know of?

[NatureFantasy]

NotAChevy,

While I am glad to hear that you have found a new trick, I feel it is important to be aware that this trick comes with legal implications.

For one thing, most apps are not HIPAA-compliant, so depending on your profession and the type of info being discussed in the meeting, recording it may be a bad idea.

Additionally, conversations that are between friends or family are legally considered private, and recording them requires the consent of all parties involved unless you live in a single-party consent state, so I would only recommend that you advise people to try the app out by doing this if you have first given them warning about potential legal consequences.

This only applies to the U.S., and should not be taken as legal advice. But it's always a good idea to be aware of the laws of your country and region and make sure to stay within the boundaries of them.

[Lavenderlov in reply to NatureFantasy]

Nothing to add but the justice oriented aspect of my Neurodivergance LOVES! that you took the time to place this reminder here.

[californiagal in reply to NatureFantasy]

Thank you for saying this! It was the first thing that immediately popped in my head too.

[OmaAzul in reply to NatureFantasy]

I love living in a single-party consent state!

[NotAChevy in reply to NatureFantasy]

Actually, here in Georgia, we’re a one-party consent state, meaning as long as one person on the call gives consent, it’s legal. Most business meetings also post that there’s a possibility of this call being recorded also. Most states are like this for audio, but video can be very different. Also, according to the Ga. Supreme Court, business calls recorded for business related purposes are automatically legal..

So check with your state laws!

[Udo119]

Oh man, I have a long list of AI tools I am using for my adhd and Otter AI is one of them except I use it for my college lectures lol here are some other ones I use and use cases:

JotBot AI: Paste a YouTube video to get notes - myjotbot.com/

Notion: a single space for organizing everything that matters, has AI chatbot to it. notion.so/

ARC Browser (iOS only): takes a bunch of websites when you search something and compiles them all and create one website for you with all the information you would need.

I also use this website that compiles a whole bunch of AI tools and sorts them by categories. futuretools.io/

And of course there is ChatGPT, Bings Copilot, or Googles Gemini.

[Jozlynn]

Similar to Otter.ai, I use Fathom for recording my meetings (always with people's permission). In addition to having a recording and transcript, it breaks it down into key points, action items, etc. I use this for all of my discovery calls so I don't have to scramble to take as many notes. Love it!

[Mamamichl]

this works for in person meetings and virtual ones? Is it free?

[NotAChevy in reply to Mamamichl]

You can use it for either; unfortunately, there is a fee, which I paid so I could get the 100 0 min/month.