Google Meet will take AI notes for in-person meetings too

Google has expanded its AI-powered meeting notetaker (Gemini) to automatically generate summaries, transcripts, and action items for in-person meetings as well as meetings conducted on competing platforms like Zoom and Microsoft Teams, reducing the need for manual note-taking across hybrid and multi-platform work environments. This capability represents a significant shift in meeting intelligence tools, potentially reducing administrative overhead while raising important considerations around data governance, privacy policies, and vendor lock-in across heterogeneous collaboration ecosystems. IT leaders must now evaluate how this cross-platform AI feature impacts their existing collaboration stack, data residency requirements, and employee privacy frameworks.

The VergeApril 22, 20262 min read

Google's AI meeting notetaker is no longer limited to Google Meets - Gemini can also generate summaries and transcripts of in-person meetings now, as well as meetings on Zoom and Microsoft Teams, as first reported by 9to5Google. Support for in-person meetings was previously limited to alpha users and only available on Android. Google's support page for the feature notes that, "If a user who is not in person wants to join the meeting, you can transition the meeting to a normal video call." The feature also works for impromptu meetings - Google says you "don't need to be in a meeting room" or in a previously-scheduled meeting to use it. Us … Read the full story at The Verge.