How Otter.ai's new AI agents can play key roles in your live meetings, and more

Do you ever need help organizing and running your live meetings? Otter.ai is introducing a trio of virtual assistants that could provide that helping hand. Announced on Tuesday, each of the three AI agents has a specific purpose.

First up is the Otter Meeting Agent. This one is a voice-activated agent that can join your live meetings as a virtual participant. Once the meeting starts, the agent can answer questions based on accessible information from your company's meeting database. You can also talk to the agent to tell it to handle certain follow-up tasks, such as scheduling another meeting or drafting emails.

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The Meeting Agent is gradually being rolled out to all Otter.ai users for virtual meetings on Zoom. Support for Microsoft Teams and Google Meet will launch in the coming ...