Google Meet will take notes for you now, thanks to AI

If you’ve ever missed an important meeting point because you were trying to take notes about what else was going on, a new AI-powered feature from Google is here to help — at least if you’re a Meet user. 

The feature, called “Take notes for me,” was first announced in April as part of the AI Meetings and Messaging add-on to Google Workspace, which costs $10 per user per month and also includes an automatic translation tool.

Also: Everything to expect at Made by Google: Pixel 9 Pro, Fold, Gemini, and more

Google released more details on “Take notes for me” in a blog post on Thursday. The feature, which the company says will let you “drop the pen and lean into the conversation instead of taking notes,” will analyze a meeting as it’s going on, highlight key points as the discussion moves, and create an easily digestible summary at the end that the meeting owner then receives to distribute as they want.

These notes could be especially useful for letting you see what you missed if you can’t make a meeting or join late, or if you want to create actionable takeaways for meeting attendees.

Google says Meet will store documents in the meeting owner’s Drive folder and will follow any retention policies configured by your organization. 

“Take notes for me” will be available for customers with Gemini Enterprise, Gemini Education Premium, or AI Meetings and Messaging add-on accounts. Only users with one of these licenses will be able to use the new feature. It joins other Duet AI features like face detection, automatic caption translation, noise cancellation, and video enhancement. 

Also: This easy email trick will make your inbox clutter vanish

AI note-taking will be on by default, but system admins can control whether their users can utilize this feature or not. To toggle it, go to the admin console and open Apps > Google Workspace > Google Meet > Gemini Settings. 

If you want everyone in your organization to get the feature at once, Google recommends turning the setting off and then, after rollout, switching it back on.

The rollout of the new feature is gradual, Google says, starting on Tuesday, August 13, and is expected to be completed on August 21.