AI meeting notes went from spyware to normal in 5 years, argues dev willcb
willcb · x · 2026-10-03
Developer willcb argues AI tech "goes well" if as many people as possible experience it in controlled settings before scammers get broad access, letting society then agree on norms. He cites AI meeting notes: five years ago tools like Granola would have been called spyware, but because the tech started somewhere boring, society is now more ready for a world where everything is recorded and analyzed.
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