{"id":6051,"date":"2026-07-05T20:45:39","date_gmt":"2026-07-06T06:45:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mobileviews.com\/blog\/?p=6051"},"modified":"2026-07-05T20:45:39","modified_gmt":"2026-07-06T06:45:39","slug":"mobileviews-617-google-meet-take-notes-for-me-hidden-ai-resource-usage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mobileviews.com\/blog\/2026\/07\/05\/mobileviews-617-google-meet-take-notes-for-me-hidden-ai-resource-usage\/","title":{"rendered":"MobileViews 617: Google Meet Take Notes for Me; Hidden AI resource usage"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: none; min-width: min(100%, 430px); height: 150px;\" title=\"MobileViews 617: Google Meet Take Notes for Me; Hidden AI resource usage\" src=\"https:\/\/www.podbean.com\/player-v2\/?i=m5nrt-1b06238-pb&amp;from=pb6admin&amp;share=1&amp;download=1&amp;rtl=0&amp;fonts=Arial&amp;skin=1&amp;font-color=auto&amp;logo_link=episode_page&amp;btn-skin=7\" width=\"100%\" height=\"150\" scrolling=\"no\" data-name=\"pb-iframe-player\"><\/iframe><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-large wp-image-6053\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mobileviews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/MViews-617-aiframe-1024x572.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"572\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mobileviews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/MViews-617-aiframe-1024x572.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.mobileviews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/MViews-617-aiframe-300x167.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mobileviews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/MViews-617-aiframe-768x429.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.mobileviews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/MViews-617-aiframe-1536x857.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.mobileviews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/MViews-617-aiframe-2048x1143.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><br \/>\nGoogle just added the <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.google\/products-and-platforms\/products\/workspace\/take-notes-for-me\/\">&#8220;Take Notes for Me&#8221; feature to the consumer version of Google Meet<\/a> if you have a Google AI Pro or AI Ultra subscription. This was previously only available to Google Workspace group subscriptions. I opted to turn on the feature for this and future podcasts. The following notes of this podcast with me and Jon Westfall were generated by this new (to me) Google Meet feature.<\/p>\n<h3><b>Summary<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Technology discussion featuring AI tools, infrastructure concerns, and upcoming podcast logistics via collaboration and evaluation.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><b>Meeting Tools and Equipment<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Google Meet AI transcription features were tested alongside hardware challenges involving camera gear and drone durability. Participants analyzed how these tools influence content creation and personal digital workflows.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><b>AI Impact and Infrastructure<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Analysis of website metrics revealed that AI bot traffic caused a significant increase in impressions and server costs. Concerns were raised about proprietary app dependencies and long-term digital preservation.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><b>Creative Writing and Scheduling<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Discussions included using large language models for interactive fiction and time travel narratives. It was confirmed that podcast episodes will continue with guest hosts during upcoming scheduling gaps.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Available via <a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/mobileviews.com-podcast\/id301171904?mt=2\">Apple iTunes<\/a>.<br \/>\n<a href=\"\u201chttps:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@ToddOgasawara\/podcasts\u201d\">MobileViews YouTube Podcasts channel <\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"\u201chttps:\/\/www.audible.com\/pd\/MobileViewscom-Podcast-Podcast\/B08K565TQS?qid=1640555789&amp;sr=1-1&amp;ref=a_search_c3_lProduct_1_1&amp;pf_rd_p=83218cca-c308-412f-bfcf-90198b687a2f&amp;pf_rd_r=TXEJVWB2VW471GJ9XQQ0\u201d&lt;\/a\">MobileViews Podcast on Audible.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Google just added the &#8220;Take Notes for Me&#8221; feature to the consumer version of Google Meet if you have a Google AI Pro or AI Ultra subscription. This was previously only available to Google Workspace group subscriptions. 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