Note-taking is a big part of my job. I have over 90 notes in the Apple Notes app that I switch between for different purposes, whether it’s a story idea, some quotes from a press briefing, interview transcriptions, or even my grocery and to-do lists. One of these notes includes snippets from a demo by a company that is using artificial intelligence (AI) to fix this problem: Plaud.
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Plaud just announced its new NotePin, a wearable AI-powered device that can record your voice and transcribe and summarize what you say, turning your notes into a searchable database of information.
The Plaud NotePin was born out of the necessity to have AI work with real life instead of data available online, Plaud CEO Nathan Hsu said during a recent press briefing.
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The device is a small pill-shaped gadget that you can wear around your neck, on your clothes as a pin, on your wrist with a wristband, or clipped to your jacket or bag. And, yes, all these wearable options are included in the box, so you don’t have to buy a separate wristband if you decide to start wearing it on your wrist instead of as a pin.
During meetings, you can press the NotePin, which will buzz to signal the beginning of the recording. Once the meeting concludes, you can stop recording, and the NotePin will transcribe the recording. You can find the transcription and an AI-generated summary of what was discussed in an app. The summaries are scannable and searchable, so you could potentially ask the AI assistant in the app to search for that meeting when you discussed “Y’s project deadlines.”