Let me start by confessing my dislike for AI note-takers like Otter AI and Fireflies. They are undeniably useful, but also a privacy nightmare. All it takes is one teammate bringing one of these note-takers into a meeting, and suddenly everyone else is forced to deal with email notifications they never consented to. On top of that, they flood in-call chats with ongoing transcriptions. Reports have even alleged that Otter AI secretly records private work conversations.