If you’ve ever been in a Zoom meeting and seen an Otter.ai virtual assistant in the room, just know they’re listening to you—and recording everything you’re saying. It’s a practice that’s become somewhat mainstream in the age of artificial intelligence and hybrid or remote work, but what’s alarming is many users don’t know the full capabilities of the technology.
Virtual assistants like Otter.ai, if you don’t know the proper settings to select, will send a recording and transcript to all meeting attendees, even if a guest has left the meeting early. That means if you’re talking bad about your coworkers, discussing confidential information, or sharing shoddy business practices, the AI will pick up on it. And it will rat you out.
