We can’t just change the definition of ‘recording’

Tech vendors are trying to reframe always-listening, camera-equipped AI devices as "not recording" if raw audio/video is immediately processed and discarded, even though transcripts, summaries, and other derived outputs still create privacy, compliance, and legal-risk artifacts. For CIOs and technology leaders, the strategic issue is not the semantics but governance: these devices expand data collection into more public and semi-private spaces, complicating workplace policy, consent, retention, eDiscovery, and trust with employees, customers, and partners.