Otter.ai has launched a new tool to help business users better follow what's happening in their Zoom meetings. Available to all Otter.ai Business users, Otter Assistant can automatically join Zoom meetings on a user's behalf through integration with their calendar and video conferencing software. When you join a scheduled meeting, Otter Assistant will take notes for you so you can focus on the meeting itself instead of trying to write down and remember everything that's been discussed. When the meeting ends, these notes are shared with other participants, whether or not they attended the meeting. Otter.AI Co-Founder and CEO Sam Lian explained how Otter Assistant can help make meetings more productive and collaborative in a press release: “As virtual meetings persist, we need a way to make them more productive. and collaborative and ease the Zoom blues. Now, with the power of artificial intelligence, you can send your Otter assistant to meetings on your behalf so you can focus on what's most important without worrying about missing a thing. There's never been an easier way to share meeting content. "
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According to a recent Otter.ai YouGov survey of 2.000 home-based employees, 42% admitted to experiencing Zoom fatigue since the start of the pandemic, while 26% of respondents said they believed meeting ratings should always be shared with the Participants. With Otter Assistant, the company aims to try to alleviate some of the pain of video conferencing by using artificial intelligence to automatically take notes for every Zoom meeting on your calendar, including ones you attend but don't host. One of the best things about the new Otter.ai tool is that it joins meetings for you, whether you're running late, need to get away for a while, or can't make it to a meeting. Meeting, you will know exactly what happened. However, to start using Otter Assistant, you need to be an Otter Business user and a subscription to the company's paid service starts at €20 per user per month. If you frequently attend meetings on Zoom and find it difficult to remember exactly who said what, then Otter.ai's tool might be worth your time, and the company offers a one-month free trial on Otter Business so you can try it out for yourself.