AI-Powered Transcription Services Allegedly Leak Confidential Workplace Discussions
October 2, 2024
AI-powered meeting assistants, such as Otter.ai’s OtterPilot and Zoom's AI Companion, have reportedly shared sensitive and private conversations beyond the intended audience. These AI tools, which are set to automatically record and distribute meeting transcripts, allegedly sent confidential discussions after participants had left the meeting, the consequences of which led to unintended exposure of proprietary information, privacy breaches, and potential reputational harm.
- Alleged deployer
- alex-bilzerian, unnamed-venture-capital-investors, employees, employers, companies, organizations
- Alleged developer
- otter.ai, zoom
- Alleged harmed parties
- alex-bilzerian, unnamed-venture-capital-investors, employees, employers, companies, organizations
Source
Data from the AI Incident Database (AIID). Cite this incident: https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/811
Data source
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