One of the new devices that has been popping up in my feeds has been an artifical intelligence (AI) "recorder". The concept behind is that it stays on all the time and records everything like a voice recorder, then at some point uploads the recordings, transcribes them into text, analyzes what was recorded, and presents the user with a list of notes, tasks items, ideas, etc. that can then be edited and made into actionable items by the user.
This is a great idea if the people you encounter don't care about their privacy being violated! It probably also violates some laws about illegally recording people without letting them know they're being recorded. Maybe the user should wear a "Smile, you're being recorded" button?
But I think it's an awesome use for this new technology. What a way to mash things up into something that can be useful!
I remember a guy I worked with wanting a person to do the things this AI recorder is supposed to do. He was a union thug that worked his way up the ranks to be the "facility representative" where I worked. He was good at it, and I loved hearing his stories of how he put it to management over and over. He was also one that would hide a voice recorder in the drop-ceiling of the manager's office and then have his buddies retrieve the recorder so he could have inside info on what was being discussed.
But when he was working he would lament that he didn't have an assistant that followed him around and captured all of his ideas on paper. He had ideas for our employer, for businesses, and for products he thought should be developed. He and his brother ran a trucking company from where we worked (illegal but still done), and he was all over the map.
I miss that guy! I wish I could send one of these AI recorders to Lee and turn him loose with it. But at this point he's probably passed away and all of his ideas have gone with him. Except this one!
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#ai #recorder #capture #notes
