Say goodbye to the stress of jotting down meeting notes—Google Meet's new AI-powered feature is here to help. Starting today, select Google Workspace customers can take advantage of the "take notes for me" feature, designed to automatically summarize meeting discussions and document them for you.

This feature, which Google first unveiled at its 2023 Cloud Next conference, will automatically create a summary of the meeting and save it in a Google Doc. The document will then be attached to the calendar event, making it easy to reference later. This tool is available to users with Gemini Enterprise, Gemini Education Premium, or AI Meetings & Messaging add-ons. Currently, it supports only spoken English.

One of the most exciting aspects of this feature is its ability to help those who may struggle with multitasking during meetings. If you join a meeting late, the tool will provide a summary of what you missed, so you can catch up quickly without interrupting the flow. Additionally, if you're using Google Meet's recording and transcription tools, links to these files will also be included in the same Google Doc with the meeting notes.

However, it’s worth noting that while AI has made significant strides, it’s not flawless. My experiences with Meet's transcription tool have shown that accuracy can be hit or miss, often requiring manual adjustments. Despite this, I’m hopeful that this new note-taking feature will prove to be a more reliable and effective solution.

Google anticipates rolling out this feature to all Google Workspace customers by September 10th, 2024. If you’re among the first to get access, it could transform how you manage meeting notes and improve your productivity.