AI Meeting Notes: How to Use AI for Meeting Notes with Scribbl

Taking meeting notes manually can be a tedious and time-consuming task. Fortunately, Artificial Intelligence (AI) is revolutionizing how we capture and summarize meetings, allowing participants to focus on the discussion rather than scribbling notes. This article explores how to leverage AI note-taking features in popular platforms and highlights the advantages of using a dedicated tool like Scribbl for more comprehensive meeting management.

Many video conferencing platforms now offer built-in AI-powered note-taking or summary features. These tools provide a basic level of automation, helping users quickly recap meeting highlights and action items. However, their capabilities often fall short compared to dedicated AI meeting assistants.

Google Meet's AI note-taking feature, powered by Gemini and known as 'Take Notes For Me,' automatically transcribes and summarizes meetings for certain Google Workspace accounts. To use it, join a Google Meet call and click the pencil icon in the top-right corner to open the 'Take Notes for Me' panel. Choose transcription/recording options and click 'Start taking notes.' After the meeting, Google Meet generates a summary document with key points and action items. While convenient, Google's built-in AI notes provide a high-level recap and may miss important details. It also only works for spoken English meetings on supported Google Workspace plans.

Zoom's AI Companion generates meeting summaries automatically for hosts on eligible Zoom plans. To enable it, ensure that Meeting Summary with AI Companion is enabled in your Zoom settings. During the meeting, click the More menu (three dots) and select 'Start Meeting Summary.' Zoom's AI Companion listens in the background and generates an AI-written summary of the meeting's key points after the call. The summary is sent via email to participants and posted in the meeting's Team Chat. Zoom's AI meeting notes are handy for a quick debrief but focus on a synopsis rather than a full transcript. A transcript requires enabling Zoom's recording or live transcription features.

Microsoft Teams offers AI-generated meeting notes through its Intelligent Recap feature, available to users with Teams Premium or Microsoft 365 Copilot. Intelligent Recap creates a comprehensive recap with summary points, timeline markers, and suggested tasks. To use it, ensure your organization has Teams Premium or Copilot enabled and record the meeting. After the meeting, go to the meeting chat in Teams and click the Recap tab to view the recording, transcript, and AI-generated summary and notes. Teams Premium's AI can detect action items and decisions mentioned in the meeting and list them for you. Intelligent Recap also provides topic chapters and markers for key moments in the recording. This feature is seamless and saves time by summarizing the meeting, listing key points, and suggesting next steps. Standard Teams meetings have a basic recap with the recording, transcript, and manual notes, but without AI generation.

Slack's AI features, currently in beta for paid plans, summarize channels and threads and take notes during huddles. To use Slack's AI for meeting notes, enable Slack AI for your workspace. In any channel or direct message, click the Summarize icon to generate a summary of recent messages. For Huddles, press the 'AI notes' icon in the huddle controls to have Slack's AI listen and generate a summary. Slack AI also allows you to ask questions in natural language to extract info from your Slack history. However, Slack's AI is still evolving and primarily focused on text. Discord doesn't have a built-in meeting notes feature but offers Conversation Summaries for text channels. Third-party bots can transcribe audio for voice channels, but this requires setup and may have costs or limitations.

While built-in AI features are a nice bonus, they often scratch the surface of what's possible. Scribbl is an AI meeting assistant designed specifically to capture and enrich meeting notes, regardless of which platform you're using. It goes beyond basic summaries, offering full meeting recording, detailed transcripts, smart action items, and a centralized knowledge base of your meetings.

Scribbl is a browser-based AI note-taker (a Chrome extension) that works with popular meeting platforms (Google Meet, Zoom, Teams, and more). It joins your meetings silently without needing a bot or special invite. Once activated, Scribbl automatically records and transcribes the meeting, then generates AI notes and identifies action items immediately when the meeting ends. Scribbl offers features such as video recording, detailed transcripts, smart action items, and a centralized knowledge base of your meetings.

AI meeting note-taking tools are transforming how we capture and utilize meeting information. While built-in features in platforms like Google Meet, Zoom, Microsoft Teams, Slack, and Discord offer basic summaries, dedicated tools like Scribbl provide more comprehensive solutions with advanced features. When choosing an AI meeting note-taking tool, consider your specific needs, the platforms you use, and the level of detail and functionality required. Whether you opt for a built-in option or a dedicated tool, leveraging AI for meeting notes can significantly improve productivity and collaboration.