Otter is one of the most useful tools for journalists.
It helps me transcribe my interviews easily without having to manually listen to them and take notes.
The company wants to change that.
Its trying to make Otter a meeting hub for individuals and teams.
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Currently, Otter can show events on Zoom, Google Meet, and Microsoft Teams.
So if you use a different platform, youll have to manually record it.
Otter has included new tools for live transcription and note-taking.
Plus, theres a handy screenshot button to insert an image into the transcript for visual context.
The company is also introducing AI-powered meeting highlights.
This summarizes the key points for you automatically.
The feature is currently in beta, and available for the web version only.
Notably, Zoomlaunched AI highlightsfor paid customers last year.
So Otters directly competing with their partners in that area.
This can be handy for YouTube creators or podcasters to easily divide their content into different sections.
Or they would have to have a split-screen view for both.
This could be slightly cumbersome.
Also, theres no functionality to integrate project tracking services like Asana or Monday with Otter.
The company needs to introduce a better workflow or interface for this.
Now, it wants to be a meeting and notes hub for participants.
These features will be available to enterprise and business users in the next few days.
And theyll be available to all users by May 2022.
That’s one heck of a mixed bag.
He likes to say “Bleh.
That’s one heck of a mixed bag.
He likes to say “Bleh.”
