AI notetakers pose governance and privacy risks that companies should manage through dedicated oversight, according to strategic advisors and employment lawyers.

AI notetakers can cause organizations to lose legal privilege when notes from confidential meetings are disseminated without lawyers present, and may produce inaccurate transcripts or leak information inadvertently, according to Arielle Patrick, a managing partner at Upland Workshop.

The technology creates additional workplace risks: automated notetakers may remain recording after the employee who deployed them leaves a call, and some workers are using AI notetakers to attend meetings without participating themselves.

The global AI notetaking market size is expected to reach $2.5 billion by 2033 from $450 million in 2023, growing at an annualized rate of nearly 19%, according to data from Market.us, despite governance concerns.

Employment attorney Joe Lazzarotti at Jackson Lewis cited lack of control over employee use of AI notetakers as one of the biggest challenges, noting difficulty in educating employees and preventing unintended risks.