Would you be comfortable if your coworker recorded your kitchen chat – or if your boss brought a silent recorder into every meeting? That’s the world Plaud AI is building. Its devices, the Plaud Note and Note Pin, record, transcribe, and summarize conversations using AI models like GPT-4.1 and Gemini 2.5 Pro. Plaud’s CEO created the gadget after sitting through one too many meetings with unclear takeaways. Now, over 1 million users are wearing these slim, wearable mics – some clipped to shirts, others hanging from necklaces – capturing conversations at work and beyond. Users can review summaries, ask questions about meetings, or share transcripts with their teams. There are even professional presets like “doctor” or “lawyer” to tailor the experience. While some love the productivity boost, others are raising privacy concerns. The device encrypts recordings, but it still sends your words to the cloud for processing. Another growing issue is AI hallucinations – Plaud admits it has ...