AI Bots Monitor and Critique Employees in Video Meetings, Eliciting Creeped Out Reactions

Some companies are using AI bots in video meetings to summarize, transcribe, and monitor employee behavior. The bots will notify speakers if they are lecturing too long.

One employee described the AI critiquing his monotone speaking during a technical presentation as unhelpful and unnecessary.

People find the AI bots creepy, with one person describing it like being watched through a coffee shop window.

The bots' presence can ruin meeting vibes. One marketer said the AI stand-ins for absent people create weird power dynamics.

While meetings are often boring and some people dominate conversations, the AIs seem to lack nuance in their critiques. The faceless bots transcribing everything also feel dystopian.