I spent $200 on an AI note taker for meetings and it totally backfired

So I got that Otter AI subscription thing a few months ago, the pro version that transcribes everything live. I thought it would save me from typing notes during our weekly standups. First couple weeks were fine, but then it started mixing up who said what and even made up whole sentences. Yesterday it transcribed my boss saying we should "cut the project budget" when she actually said "keep the project budget." Almost cost me a big mistake before I caught it. Ended up canceling and going back to my old notebook. Anyone else had AI tools mess up something important like that?

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wells.olivia2d agoMost Upvoted

Oh man, that "cut the project budget" vs "keep the project budget" thing made me cringe hard. I've had similar stuff happen with voice assistants where they just completely invent words or swap out key terms, and it's terrifying when you almost act on it. It's like the AI is trying to be helpful but then just hallucinates at the worst possible moment lol. Honestly, sticking with a notebook for critical stuff sounds like the better call, at least you know your own handwriting isn't gonna gaslight you.

julia5492d ago

Did you always swear by digital notes before this happened, or was it more of a gradual shift for you?

robinf511d ago

and honestly that's the whole thing right there. I've had my phone autocorrect "meet at 3pm" to "meet at 8pm" before and almost showed up three hours late to a thing. At this point if it's something important like a meeting time or a budget number I write it down on paper first, then type it up later if I need to share it. Saves me from getting gaslit by my own technology.