During the Covid-19 pandemic, there was no option but to turn to video calls or online meetings. The pandemic is almost a thing of the past but online meetings are very much still there. For most working professionals, there have been times when they just had to attend a meeting that they couldn’t get out of. These meetings can be exhausting at times. Now, Google will give users the option to do so and it’s all courtesy the power of AI. As Aparna Pappu, GM and vice president, Google Workspace noted in a blog post “The most important part of any meeting is being clearly seen, heard, and understood.” Google, later this year, will roll out a feature that will get AI to attend a meeting in place of you. Aptly called “Attend for me”, here’s how it will work

How will the feature work

It will work with Duet AI and will allow you to miss the meeting and let AI join the meeting on your behalf, delivering your message and ensuring you get the recap. As seen in the screenshots shared by Google, users will see an “Attend for me” option which will allow Duet AI to take notes.
When a user receives a Google Calendar invite for a meeting, there will be a new AI button right next to the Yes or No option. It’s not as if others will not know that you aren’t a part of the meeting. A “help me write” feature will add notes that other attendees will be able to see. Others will be able to see who is attending the meeting using Duet AI. So users will be able to see the notes that you have prepared for the meeting allowing you to be a part of the meeting without actually being there.

Other features coming to Meet

Furthermore, Duet AI can capture notes, action items, and video snippets in real-time with the new “take notes for me” feature and it will send a summary to attendees after the meeting. “It can even help get latecomers up to speed with “summary so far,” which gives a quick snapshot of everything they’ve missed,” said Pappu.
Google is rolling out dynamic tiles and face detection that give attendees in a meeting room their own video tile with their name.
“We’re also launching automatic translated captions for 18 languages; Meet will automatically detect when another language is spoken and display the translation in real-time,” said Pappu in the blog post.