AI transcription apps like Granola and Claude are making always-on recording ubiquitous in meetings and dates. VCs Jeremy Levine and Eric Bahn express privacy concerns, calling it "socially unacceptable behavior" and a legal minefield, while also questioning the utility of an "audio landfill" of every conversation.
A guide for 2025 highlights ten AI tools, including ChatGPT, Canva Magic Studio, and RunwayML, that aim to revolutionize content creation by enhancing efficiency and quality for marketers, businesses, and creators across various digital platforms.
Meta has paused its employee tracking software, the Model Capability Initiative (MCI), after a data leak exposed sensitive employee activity logs. The tool, designed to train AI models, inadvertently left data like keystrokes and screenshots accessible within the company, prompting an investigation and internal criticism.
Google's transcription feature will initially launch with Samsung Galaxy and Google Pixel phones
Google's transcription feature will initially launch with Samsung Galaxy and Google Pixel phones
A tech review of SpeakON, Notta's $129 MagSafe dictation device. The pebble-shaped device weighs 25 grams and sticks to iPhone via MagSafe, offering a dedicated microphone for voice-to-text in any app. While the form factor is convenient and battery life decent, the reviewer found microphone performance disappointing within its two-foot range, and AI-powered text editing often made unwanted changes to phrasing. The device is iOS-only, limiting its utility for Mac users.
The SpeakOn dictation device offers a hardware-based approach to voice-to-text, but suffers from underwhelming microphone performance, limited platform compatibility, and overly aggressive AI text editing.
Californians have filed a class-action lawsuit against Sutter Health and MemorialCare, alleging that an AI transcription tool, Abridge AI, recorded patient conversations without proper consent, violating state and federal laws.
