People in tech use AI apps to record and transcribe meetings, workplace chats and even dates—all in the name of productivity.

Apps like Granola make it easy to transcribe conversations without asking for consent. Those transcripts are a subpoena honeypot.

In the past two years, we've witnessed a significant surge in AI-based video call transcribing solutions. These bots, some of which also record the video side of the conversation, seamlessly integrate ...