A few years ago, AI note-taking and transcription tools were a niche productivity hack used by busy executives and the media. AI note-takers argue that the onus of obtaining consent falls on the person using the recording app, aka you. Who is responsible for obtaining consent with AI note-taking apps? But at least eleven of them , including California, Florida, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Montana, New Hampshire, Pennsylvania, and Washington, enforce similar rules to protect user privacy. Before you give an AI app access to your meetings, make sure that you’ve opted out of any model training or data sharing agreements in your app settings.