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Monique Hennink and colleagues, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University
Accuracy and Efficiency of Artificial Intelligence Tools for Transcription in Qualitative ResearchPeer-reviewed study, American Journal of Qualitative Research
An Emory team compared 10 transcripts from human transcribers, Otter.ai, and MAXQDA. The AI tools made 2 to 3 times more errors than people. With correction time they were still 3 to 6 times faster and 3 times cheaper, at US$31 to US$38 a transcript.
Published Oct 22, 202610 verbatim research transcripts produced by human transcribers, Otter.ai, and MAXQDA
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newtothis30394, Journalist, r/Journalism
Newsroom is canceling OtterReddit post
The poster's newsroom is canceling Otter, and the poster expects interview work to take much longer without its live transcription and synced audio and text.
Published Oct 7, 2026self-described: A newsroom that is canceling its Otter subscription
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StoriesWeTell_, Member of a small research community
Post: Otter AI notetaker - what is it doing with meeting data and is the person even on the call?Reddit post
A member's Otter notetaker joined the poster's research group call without the member present, though the group discusses original research ideas and research data never consented for AI use.
Published Jul 31, 2026self-described: Zoom calls discussing original research ideas and human research data
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Small team
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Negative
jMeister6, Reddit commenter who manages meeting tools for clients
Comment on: Otter AI notetaker - what is it doing with meeting data and is the person even on the call?Reddit comment
The commenter has banned other people's AI notetakers from their own meetings, since everyone would need to agree, and has blocked Otter in Teams for several clients.
Published Jul 31, 2026self-described: The commenter's own meetings and several client Teams tenants
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IT & leadership
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Negative
Long_Experience_9377, Reddit commenter whose organization banned AI notetakers
Comment on: Otter AI notetaker - what is it doing with meeting data and is the person even on the call?Reddit comment
The commenter's organization bans third-party notetakers like Otter because the host has no access to or agreement over the recording, unlike Zoom's own notified tools.
Published Jul 31, 2026self-described: The organization's Zoom account
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IT & leadership
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Negative
VCU Technology Services, Virginia Commonwealth University Technology Services
Otter.ai is blocked and can't be reachedUniversity IT knowledge base article (last updated)
VCU blocks Otter campus-wide: without a contract protecting its data, live transcription sends meeting recordings to untrusted external systems, so it points staff to Zoom's own transcription.
Published Jun 12, 2026self-described: University-wide block of otter.ai
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Organization-wide
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Sarah Neal-Estes, News Director at WFYI
How Indy newsrooms are using AIArticle, Poynter
Under WFYI's person-first, person-last policy, Neal-Estes runs her interviews through Otter and then corrects the transcript by hand, because Otter always has mistakes.
"I do the interview first, person-first. I put it in Otter, then I fix that transcript, person-last; OtterAI always has mistakes."
Excerpt, Sarah Neal-Estes
Published May 20, 2026WFYI's newsroom policy for transcribing interviews with AI, quoted by Poynter
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Negative
Don Vosburg, Academic Technologist, ITS at Carleton College
An Uninvited Guest: What you should know about Otter AI's Notetaker.University IT blog post, AI at Carleton
After a faculty member reported Otter joining a Google Meet and emailing the transcript, Carleton ITS tested it. The bot showed in the roster and needed host approval, while the Chrome extension recorded with no notice to others. Vosburg calls ejecting Otter a band-aid, since it rejoins from the user's calendar.
"Using the Chrome extension, I was able to record a Google Meet session without any notification appearing to other participants."
Excerpt, Don Vosburg
Published Mar 26, 2026Carleton ITS testing after Otter joined a faculty member's Google Meet
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Virginia Tech Division of Information Technology and IT Security Office
Use of unauthorized AI meeting assistantsUniversity IT notice, Virginia Tech News
Virginia Tech lists Otter.ai among tools not authorized for university use and will block them on university systems. It tells staff and students to delete their accounts because the vendors' terms allow data to be shared, sold, or used to train models.
Published Mar 11, 2026self-described: University-managed systems, classes, and meetings
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Somphone Eno, Assistive Technology Manager at UC Irvine Disability Services Center
UCI Disability Services Center transitions to Genio NotesStudent newspaper article, New University
UC Irvine's Disability Services Center let its Otter license expire and made Genio Notes its only supported transcription tool on Jan. 30. Eno calls the switch fiscally responsible and says Genio now offers a superior product over Otter; a PhD student who relied on Otter's live transcript and speaker labels calls the change harmful.
"…we feel that Genio offers a superior product over Otter…"
Excerpt, Somphone Eno
Published Feb 24, 2026UC Irvine's disability office ending its Otter license for student transcription accommodations, quoted by the campus newspaper New University
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- Overall signal
- Price & Minute Caps: Discussed without concern
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theimaginaryc, Reddit commenter in IT
Comment on: How to fully remove Otter.ai from M365?Reddit comment
Removing Otter from the commenter's organization took Entra app settings, disabled user consent, a Conditional Access block, and a Teams meeting policy requiring verification checks.
Published Jan 27, 2026self-described: The organization's Microsoft 365 tenant
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IT & leadership
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Negative
Adi Abhyankar, Solutions Developer in Engineering Technical Services at Arizona State University
Technology Bulletin January 2026University IT bulletin, ASU Engineering Technical Services
ASU's engineering IT bulletin names Otter.ai among unapproved meeting tools that should not be used. It points faculty and staff to Zoom AI Companion and Microsoft Teams transcription, which ASU provides as approved alternatives.
"Unapproved tools such as Read.AI, Otter.ai, Fireflies.ai, and MeetGeek should not be used."
Excerpt, Adi Abhyankar
Published Jan 15, 2026ASU engineering IT's bulletin telling faculty and staff which meeting notetakers they may use
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- Overall signal
- Policy before adoption
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Blogs, Reviews & Organization Pages
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Organization-wide
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Negative
PimpZilla747, Reddit commenter in IT
Comment on: How to fully remove Otter.ai from M365?Reddit comment
Blocking Otter in the commenter's tenant took disabling the enterprise app, removing assignments, admin consent, a Conditional Access block, and banning it as an OAuth app.
Published Jan 9, 2026self-described: The organization's Microsoft 365 tenant
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IT & leadership
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Positive
Reviewer on TrustRadius (Account Manager, marketing and advertising company), Account Manager in Sales at a marketing and advertising company with 51-200 employees
Otter.ai is a efficient sales tool for notetaking and drafting follow up correspondenceTrustRadius review
The reviewer's organization trialed Otter, which produced notes and follow-up emails faster than people could, but trial invites went to everyone and the pricing and minute limits were hard to follow.
Published Jan 2, 2026self-described: Organization trial for client planning meetings
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Positive
jabroni_salad, Hacker News commenter who manages Microsoft 365 for clients
Comment on: Microsoft drops AI sales targets in half after salespeople miss their quotasHacker News comment
Most of the commenter's clients want only meeting minutes from Copilot, and the commenter says Otter delivers those for about a quarter of the price of a Copilot seat.
Published Dec 4, 2025self-described: Clients weighing Microsoft Copilot licenses
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IT & leadership
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Negative
neihn, IT administrator, r/sysadmin
Comment on: Blocking AI notetakersReddit comment
A technician approved an executive's Otter request; removing the app from Entra did not stop it joining, and IT had to re-allow it so the executive could delete the account.
Published Nov 7, 2025self-described: A C-suite user's Otter account
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IT & leadership
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Mixed
SM Akramul Kabir, Research Fellow in the Department of Psychological Medicine at University of Otago
A comparative assessment of AI and manual transcription quality in health data: insights from field observationsPeer-reviewed article, New Zealand Medical Journal
Kabir's team chose Otter because it is widely used at their university, and ran it beside the research tool Avidnote on an interview in accented English with Arabic terms. Otter was fast and cheap but less accurate with non-English terms and added other errors, so the team recommends AI first drafts reviewed by culturally competent researchers.
"Otter.ai was also fast, cost-effective and capable of managing large audio files, but it was less accurate with non-English terminology and introduced multiple other errors, potentially requiring substantial correction time."
Excerpt, SM Akramul Kabir
Published Nov 7, 2025An Otago research team testing Otter on an interview with a Muslim professional after the Christchurch mosque attacks, where accented English and Arabic terms defeated a human transcriptionist
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Negative
xbullet, Reddit commenter in IT
Comment on: How to fully remove Otter.ai from M365?Reddit comment
The commenter explains that Otter indexes consenting users' calendars, so revoking consent does not stop it using public join links until meetings are recreated or guests blocked.
Published Oct 17, 2025self-described: The organization's meeting policies
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IT & leadership
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Negative
FlailingHose, IT provider managing Microsoft 365 for clients
Post: How to fully remove Otter.ai from M365?Reddit post
A client's Otter kept attending meetings after the poster's team revoked permissions and app assignments; a Teams verification check and blocking Otter's no-reply address finally stopped it.
Published Oct 16, 2025self-described: A client tenant where Otter kept joining meetings
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IT & leadership
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Negative
Jeff-J777, Reddit commenter in IT
Comment on: How to fully remove Otter.ai from M365?Reddit comment
The commenter's organization only got Otter out of its tenant by deleting the enterprise app and requiring admin consent for all apps; outside attendees can still bring it.
Published Oct 16, 2025self-described: The organization's Microsoft 365 tenant
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IT & leadership
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Negative
burnte, Reddit commenter in IT
Comment on: How to fully remove Otter.ai from M365?Reddit comment
The commenter hates Otter because people outside the tenant can still bring it into meetings, and says it works around Microsoft 365's app permission system.
Published Oct 16, 2025self-described: Meetings with people outside the commenter's Microsoft 365 tenant
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- Overall signal
- IT Control: Raised as a concern
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IT & leadership
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Negative
Reg Jackson, Security Engineer in Governance and Risk Management at The Ohio State University
Otter.ai and Your PrivacyUniversity IT news post, Ohio State Office of Technology and Digital Innovation
Ohio State's IT office tells faculty and staff who use Otter.ai to weigh dropping it after the class action. It points them to the university-approved Teams and CarmenZoom, which tell attendees a meeting is recorded.
"There is a known Otter.ai presence at Ohio State. The intent of this communication is to make faculty and staff aware so they can make an informed decision about continuing to use Otter.ai."
Excerpt, Reg Jackson
Published Aug 22, 2025Ohio State's IT office on the Otter.ai presence at the university after the 2025 class action
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Blogs, Reviews & Organization Pages
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Organization-wide
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Negative
mrweasel, Hacker News commenter
Comment on: 95% of Companies See 'Zero Return' on US$30B Generative AI SpendHacker News comment
The commenter's company tried Otter until a colleague objected to trusting it; with the training allegations, the commenter no longer cares whether it works.
Published Aug 21, 2025self-described: A company trial of Otter
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Small team
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Negative
edot, Hacker News commenter
Comment on: Class-action suit claims Otter AI records private work conversationsHacker News comment
After a coworker used Otter once or twice, it kept entering meetings it had no business in until IT purged it; staff called it the Otter Infection.
Published Aug 18, 2025self-described: A prior employer where a coworker used Otter
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Negative
mixduptransistor, IT administrator, r/sysadmin
Comment on: Read.AI and other note taking apps - removal ideasReddit comment
Even with Teams and Entra blocks in place, the commenter says Otter joins as a guest from a machine it controls, so the company is adding a captcha for outside guests.
Published Jul 16, 2025self-described: Teams tenant about to require a captcha for external guests
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IT & leadership
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Negative
Joyanta Kumer Sarker, Microsoft 365 tenant administrator
I want to block Otter.ai not to access and not be accessible from any of my tenant User accountMicrosoft Q&A question
As tenant administrator, Joyanta Kumer Sarker found Otter transcribing Teams meetings and emailing attendees afterward, and asked how to stop anyone in the tenant using it.
Published Jul 1, 2025self-described: The organization's Microsoft 365 tenant
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IT & leadership
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Negative
Prior_Jelly3926, Staff member in a U.S. state court system
Comment on: Otter.ai rantReddit comment
Twice in a few weeks, a party or lawyer brought Otter and Read into closed, confidential Teams court hearings and recorded them.
Published Jun 5, 2025self-described: Teams court hearings
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Negative
balladmachine, IT administrator, r/sysadmin
Waging war against OtterReddit post
The admin approved Otter for users with real needs but did not require assignment; blocking sign-in later did not cut off the accounts already linked.
Published Apr 28, 2025self-described: Tenant where some users have approved Otter use cases
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- Overall signal
- IT Control: Raised as a concern
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Communities & Q&A Forums
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IT & leadership
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Negative
boredinballard, IT administrator, r/sysadmin
Comment on: Waging war against OtterReddit comment
Blocking and removing Otter in Entra did not stop it; the user had to sign in to Otter and turn it off in account settings.
Published Apr 28, 2025self-described: One user's Otter account in the tenant
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- Overall signal
- IT Control: Raised as a concern
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Communities & Q&A Forums
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IT & leadership
Evidence
Reported
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Still applicable
Mixed
Alex Konrad, founder and editor of Upstarts Media
Can Granola's AI meeting notes eat bigger apps for breakfast?Newsletter post, Upstarts Media (Substack)
Upstarts Media keeps Otter as the backup recorder for its interviews. On an interview with Granola's CEO, Konrad found Otter made the same kind of mistakes with numbers and names as Granola, though Otter lets the team play back the audio.
"…even the much older and larger Otter.ai tool, used by Upstarts as a backup, made similar mistakes (though it does boast audio playback)…"
Excerpt, Alex Konrad
Published Apr 2, 2025Upstarts Media's newsroom testing Granola on an interview while Otter ran as its backup recorder
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Department
Evidence
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Negative
grepzilla, IT manager, r/ITManagers
Comment on: How are you handling the flood of AI tool requests (Otter.ai, Fixer.ai, etc) in your org?Reddit comment
The commenter's organization declines third-party tools such as Otter and offers Copilot, which some users already run, as the supported alternative.
Published Mar 30, 2025self-described: Organization that supports Copilot and keeps Otter out
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IT & leadership
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Negative
Mississippi State University Information Technology Services
Mississippi State University Blocks Third Party AI Services for Enhanced SecurityUniversity IT knowledge base article
Mississippi State blocked Otter.ai and Read.ai in Teams after finding that, once linked to a calendar, the tools add themselves to every future meeting and keep recordings outside the university's control.
Published Mar 11, 2025self-described: University Microsoft Teams tenant
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Organization-wide
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Mixed
DepartmentofNothing, Journalist, r/Journalism
Comment on: Transcription servicesReddit comment
The commenter's newsroom likes what Otter does but distrusts the company and is about to drop it for another transcription service.
Published Jan 28, 2025self-described: A newsroom about to drop Otter
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Department
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Negative
slippery_hemorrhoids, IT administrator, r/sysadmin
Comment on: Otter.ai rantReddit comment
The commenter's organization blacklists Otter because nobody can say where, how, and what it does with the data it takes in.
Published Jan 19, 2025self-described: The organization's software blacklist
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Communities & Q&A Forums
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IT & leadership
Evidence
Reported
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Negative
Neither-State-211, IT administrator, r/sysadmin
Otter.ai rantReddit post
The poster describes Otter joining any meeting on a user's calendar and emailing notes to every invitee, who must sign up to read them, which spreads it like a virus.
Published Jan 17, 2025self-described: Meetings where outside attendees bring Otter
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- Overall signal
- Uninvited Notetaker: Raised as a concern
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Communities & Q&A Forums
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IT & leadership
Evidence
Reported
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Still applicable
Negative
Chaucer85, IT administrator, r/sysadmin
Comment on: Otter.ai rantReddit comment
Otter spread through the commenter's company for months before IT caught it; it is now blocked from the tenant and users are pointed to Copilot or Zoom's transcriber.
Published Jan 17, 2025self-described: The company's Microsoft 365 tenant
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IT & leadership
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No opinion stated
vveerrgg, X user
X post on Otter in ZoomX post
Otter once gave real value in UX research meetings, and now every tool transcribes audio.
"…funny to have @otter_ai logging into my zoom meetings to take notes ... when that was new it was SOO valuable in my UX work. Now ... everything can transcribe audio. Crazy times."
Excerpt, vveerrgg
Published Oct 26, 2026self-described: UX work in Zoom meetings
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Communities & Q&A Forums
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Individual user
Evidence
Reported
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Current
Observed on
Otter in Zoom
No opinion stated
Build Fast with AI, X user
X post on OtterX post
Otter removed the ten minutes after each call spent remembering who said what.
"Recently came across @otter_ai and it's quietly made my life so much easier. I used to spend the first 10 minutes after every call trying to remember who said what. Now Otter already sends the summary, with action items assigned to the right people. Best part: I can just ask it "when's the launch again?" and it pulls the answer from my old meetings. Works on Zoom, Meet and Teams, and there's a free plan. Anyone else using it? Curious what you use it for."
Excerpt, Build Fast with AI
Published Oct 21, 2026self-described: Calls
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Communities & Q&A Forums
Who
Individual user
Evidence
Reported
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Current
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Otter
No opinion stated
Sarah B., X user
X post on Otter meeting notesX post
Meeting notes were the first AI task that paid off, saving 20 minutes after every call.
"…people ask me which AI tool they should start with. honest answer: the one that helps with a task you do every day. for me, it was meeting notes. i spent 20 minutes after every call writing summaries. https://otter.ai took that off my plate."
Excerpt, Sarah B.
Published Oct 17, 2026self-described: Daily calls
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Communities & Q&A Forums
Who
Individual user
Evidence
Reported
Applies to
Current
Observed on
Otter meeting notes
No opinion stated
Mike Sirius, X user
X post on Otter at US$204 a yearX post
Cancelled Otter at US$204 a year for two free Mac apps and an AppleScript that keep audio local.
"…https://Otter.ai commands 41% of AI meeting note searches globally. It's also $204/year. I cancelled it. Set up 2 free Mac apps and an AppleScript instead. 10 minutes. Audio stays on my machine. No cloud bot in my calls."
Excerpt, Mike Sirius
Published Oct 16, 2026self-described: Tech growth strategist and podcast host
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Communities & Q&A Forums
Who
Individual user
Evidence
Reported
Applies to
Current
Observed on
Otter at US$204 a year
No opinion stated
Robert Codes AI, X user
X post on Otter with ChatGPT and SheetsX post
Cut meeting notes from 2 hours a week to 5 minutes by chaining Otter, ChatGPT and Google Sheets.
"You know that feeling when meeting notes eat 2 hrs/wk? I did. Learned Bash '99, found prompts '23. https://Otter.ai→ChatGPT→Sheets: now 5 min. Prompt: "Summarize transcript: 3 bullets; owners & due dates if named; 1-line status." Saved 2 hrs/wk. ⚡️ #AI #Productivity…"
Excerpt, Robert Codes AI🤖
Published Oct 16, 2026self-described: Weekly meeting notes
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Communities & Q&A Forums
Who
Individual user
Evidence
Reported
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Current
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Otter with ChatGPT and Sheets
Negative
alexgoodhart, Hacker News commenter
Comment on: Show HN: BetterWispr - Free, open-source dictation for MacHacker News comment
The commenter sums up an Otter subscription as paying and then getting two recordings a month.
Published Oct 11, 2026self-described: Former Otter subscriber
Counts toward
- Overall signal
- Price & Minute Caps: Raised as a concern
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Communities & Q&A Forums
Who
Individual user
Evidence
Reported
Applies to
Current
No opinion stated
James French, X user, self-described
X post on Otter billingX post
Says Otter charged a one-year subscription that was never authorized.
"Hey @otter_ai Refund my money immediately! I did not authorize any payment to you or subscribe to your service. You charged me for a one year subscription without my permission. There is no way to cancel in a/c settings. This is dishonest."
Excerpt, James French
Published Oct 8, 2026
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Communities & Q&A Forums
Who
Individual user
Evidence
Reported
Applies to
Current
Observed on
Otter billing
Negative
dnohunter, Journalist, r/Journalism
Comment on: Newsroom is canceling OtterReddit comment
The commenter left Otter for on-device MacWhisper after Otter skipped whole minutes of an interview, and objects to its AI upsells, data use it does not explain, and price.
Published Oct 7, 2026self-described: Interviews, moved to MacWhisper
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Published on
Communities & Q&A Forums
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Individual user
Evidence
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Current
No opinion stated
oceeportal-droid, GitHub user
GitHub issue on Otter MCP serverGitHub issue
Adding Otter's remote MCP server to an agent fails during OAuth discovery.
"Adding Otter.ai's remote MCP server (`https://mcp.otter.ai/mcp`) via `hermes mcp add otter --url https://mcp.otter.ai/mcp --auth oauth` fails during OAuth discovery with: ``` Authorization server metadata issuer mismatch: https://otter.ai != https://otter.ai/ ``` ## Root cause Otter's OAuth authorization server metadata document (served from `https://otter.ai`) returns an `issuer` field with a trailing slash: `https://otter.ai/`. Hermes's MCP OAuth client performs a strict string-equality check between the expected issuer (derived from the request URL, no trailing slash) and the metadata's `issuer` field, and rejects the mismatch instead of normalizing. This happens identically whether the configured server URL itself has a trailing slash or not (`https://mcp.otter.ai/mcp` vs `https://mcp.otter.ai/mcp/`), confirming the mismatch is in the authorization-server issuer comparison, not the resource URL."
Excerpt, oceeportal-droid
Published Oct 3, 2026self-described: Adding Otter's MCP server to an agent
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Communities & Q&A Forums
Who
Individual user
Evidence
Reported
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Current
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Otter MCP server
Mixed
markhachman, Reddit commenter who writes about technology
Comment on: WhisperAI vs Otter.ai, which is better for interviews?Reddit comment
The commenter uses Otter for interviews and it works fine, but it is a paid option and the commenter expects cheaper alternatives to overtake it.
Published Sep 10, 2026self-described: Interview transcription
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Published on
Communities & Q&A Forums
Who
Individual user
Evidence
Reported
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Current
Negative
Actual-Air-8792, Reddit commenter in journalism
Comment on: WhisperAI vs Otter.ai, which is better for interviews?Reddit comment
Tired of opening new free accounts and unwilling to pay, the commenter stopped using Otter and now uses iPhone Voice Memos transcription.
Published Sep 10, 2026self-described: Interview transcription
Counts toward
- Overall signal
- Price & Minute Caps: Raised as a concern
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Communities & Q&A Forums
Who
Individual user
Evidence
Reported
Applies to
Current
No opinion stated
Nathan Pinzon, X user
X post on Otter billingX post
Asks Otter for a billing escalation over unauthorized, overlapping workspace upgrades and seat charges since June.
"@otterai I need an immediate billing escalation. Your system hit me with unauthorized, overlapping workspace upgrades and seat charges on June 29 ($63.00, $16.99), July 29, August 2 ($7.10), and August 29 ($60.00).Totaling $147.09 in cash drained for seats I never approved. Reverse these fraudulent dark-pattern charges immediately, or I am filing a formal chargeback dispute for deceptive billing practices with my bank today. Check my DMs for account info. NOW."
Excerpt, Nathan Pinzon
Published Sep 6, 2026self-described: Otter subscriber
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Communities & Q&A Forums
Who
Individual user
Evidence
Reported
Applies to
Current
Observed on
Otter billing
No opinion stated
Ken Yeung, X user
X post on Otter with ClaudeX post
Finds writing with Claude and Otter frustrating, with constant hallucinations and wrong feedback.
Published Sep 5, 2026self-described: Writing with Claude and Otter
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Communities & Q&A Forums
Who
Individual user
Evidence
Reported
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Current
Observed on
Otter with Claude
No opinion stated
Justin Rhedrick, X user
X post on Otter billingX post
Says Otter charged US$30 for a subscription already cancelled.
"@otter_ai Yall charged be $30 for a subscription I cancelled. I need that back."
Excerpt, Justin Rhedrick
Published Aug 31, 2026self-described: Former Otter subscriber
Published on
Communities & Q&A Forums
Who
Individual user
Evidence
Reported
Applies to
Current
Observed on
Otter billing
Negative
bemmyd, r/Journalism commenter
Comment on: I'm spending more time fixing transcripts than actually reading them..Reddit comment
The commenter stopped paying for Otter, calling it expensive and English-only, and moved to a one-time-fee local Whisper app.
Published Aug 23, 2026self-described: Former Otter subscriber
Counts toward
Published on
Communities & Q&A Forums
Who
Individual user
Evidence
Reported
Applies to
Current
Negative
Big_Daddyy_6969, r/Journalism poster
I'm spending more time fixing transcripts than actually reading them..Reddit post
Otter handles short meetings, but the poster's longer recordings with crosstalk come back messy enough to need half the transcript cleaned up.
Published Aug 22, 2026self-described: Meeting recordings
Counts toward
Published on
Communities & Q&A Forums
Who
Individual user
Evidence
Reported
Applies to
Current
Negative
bitter_cappucino, Journalist, r/Journalism
Comment on: I'm spending more time fixing transcripts than actually reading them..Reddit comment
The commenter finds Otter struggles with British, German, and French accents in interviews.
Published Aug 22, 2026self-described: Interviews with European speakers
Counts toward
- Overall signal
- Transcript Accuracy: Raised as a concern
Published on
Communities & Q&A Forums
Who
Individual user
Evidence
Reported
Applies to
Current
Mixed
VisibleCry15, Reddit poster who transcribes interviews
Post: What are the best Otter Ai alternatives for transcribing interviews?Reddit post
The poster transcribes interviews in Otter but keeps hitting the Pro plan's monthly minute caps. What they need is uploads with speaker labels, and the meeting bot does not help.
Published Aug 12, 2026self-described: Recorded interviews on the Pro plan
Counts toward
Published on
Communities & Q&A Forums
Who
Individual user
Evidence
Reported
Applies to
Current
Observed on
Pro plan
Negative
MP315, Reddit commenter who hosts meetings
Comment on: Otter AI notetaker - what is it doing with meeting data and is the person even on the call?Reddit comment
The commenter says Otter can join every calendar meeting and email invitees on a user's behalf, calls its defaults hostile to privacy, and blocks notetakers without prior agreement.
Published Jul 31, 2026self-described: Meetings the commenter hosts
Counts toward
Published on
Communities & Q&A Forums
Who
Individual user
Evidence
Reported
Applies to
Current
Negative
aumiom, r/sales commenter
Comment on: AI notetaking without permissionReddit comment
Colleagues end up signed up to Otter just by opening someone else's meeting notes, and then send their own notes to everyone automatically.
Published Jul 24, 2026self-described: Colleagues at the commenter's company
Counts toward
- Overall signal
- Uninvited Notetaker: Raised as a concern
Published on
Communities & Q&A Forums
Who
Individual user
Evidence
Reported
Applies to
Current
Negative
fantasizr, Hacker News commenter
Comment on: Re: I'm Begging You to Leave Your AI Note-Taker at HomeHacker News comment
The commenter's complaint about notetakers like Otter is that they arrive at the call before the person who sent them.
Published Jul 7, 2026self-described: Web conferences with others' notetakers
Counts toward
Published on
Communities & Q&A Forums
Who
Individual user
Evidence
Reported
Applies to
Current
Negative
Zack Proser, applied AI engineer at WorkOS
Used Otter for 6 months, switched to GranolaX post
After six months Proser kept turning Otter off for sensitive 1:1s and client calls because its bot announces itself to everyone, then moved to a notetaker that joins no call.
Published May 27, 2026self-described: Six months of Otter on his own meetings, including 1:1s and client calls
Counts toward
Published on
Communities & Q&A Forums
Who
Individual user
Evidence
Reported
Applies to
Current
Negative
Nazme_m3, Podcaster, r/podcasting
Best free transcription tool for podcast interviews?Reddit post
A new podcaster found Otter's free tier runs out quickly on 45 to 90 minute episodes.
Published May 9, 2026self-described: 45 to 90 minute two-speaker podcast episodes
Counts toward
- Overall signal
- Price & Minute Caps: Raised as a concern
Published on
Communities & Q&A Forums
Who
Individual user
Evidence
Reported
Applies to
Current
Mixed
David Alex, YouTube creator who reviews business software
Otter AI vs Granola: The Best AI Meeting Tool in 2026Video (affiliate links disclosed)
After months with both, the presenter frames Otter as the enterprise meeting agent with a visible bot and fully automated notes, and Granola as a notepad for founders and freelancers.
"…who they're built for. Teams from Harvard, Amazon, IBM, Walgreens, and MasterCard, they all are Otter customers, which tells you something. It's definitely a more corporate and enterprise grade tool with deep feature set for CRM integrations. Compliance certification and a bot…"
Transcript excerpt, at 1:41Partial support
Published May 7, 2026self-described: Both tools used in the presenter's own meetings for months
Not counted
Its description carries an Otter affiliate link, so the creator earns commission on sign-ups. Kept in the record; it takes part in no figure.
Published on
Podcasts, Talks & Videos
Who
Individual user
Evidence
Reported
Applies to
Current
Negative
datura_mon_amour, r/ChatGPT commenter
Comment on: AI meeting notetaker with sentiment detection + email alertsReddit comment
For French-language meetings the commenter finds Otter weak and Fireflies far better.
Published Mar 28, 2026self-described: French-language meetings
Counts toward
- Overall signal
- Transcript Accuracy: Raised as a concern
Published on
Communities & Q&A Forums
Who
Individual user
Evidence
Reported
Applies to
Current
Mixed
jaredwaxman, Hacker News commenter building CRM automations
Comment on: Show HN: Pre-execution verification for LLM-generated agentic workflowsHacker News comment
The commenter feeds Otter recordings into Clay enrichment and CRM updates, and built a verification layer after generated pipelines pushed bad data silently.
Published Mar 5, 2026self-described: Pipelines from Otter recordings into Clay and a CRM
Counts toward
- Overall signal
- Searchable Record: Positive
Published on
Communities & Q&A Forums
Who
Individual user
Evidence
Reported
Applies to
Current
No opinion stated
Will Handley, cosmologist and astrostatistician at the University of Cambridge
fix(otter): session management failures causing automation breakageGitHub issue on handley-lab/mcp-handley-lab
Handley's automated pipeline that pulls Otter transcripts into his task system broke on expired sessions, failed refreshes, and dropped connections, leaving meetings from November 2025 to January 2026 unprocessed.
Published Feb 25, 2026self-described: A personal pipeline that signs in to Otter with a stored browser session and pulls meeting transcripts into a task inbox
Counts toward
- Searchable Record: Mixed or negative
Published on
Communities & Q&A Forums
Who
Individual user
Evidence
Reported
Applies to
Current
Positive
Pitiful-Impression70, r/productivity commenter
Comment on: Zoom AI companion vs dedicated notetakersReddit comment
The commenter moved from Zoom AI Companion to Otter and Notion, and calls search across old meetings the feature worth paying for.
Published Feb 13, 2026self-described: Own meetings, notes exported to Notion
Counts toward
- Overall signal
- Searchable Record: Positive
Published on
Communities & Q&A Forums
Who
Individual user
Evidence
Reported
Applies to
Current
Positive
AMJStepMom, r/productivity poster
Plaud vs Pocket AI for meeting recordings?Reddit post
The poster records meetings with Otter, values that it recognizes who is speaking, and uses ChatGPT for better summaries and action items.
Published Jan 12, 2026self-described: In-person meetings, Otter with ChatGPT
Counts toward
Published on
Communities & Q&A Forums
Who
Individual user
Evidence
Reported
Applies to
Current
Positive
Reviewer on TrustRadius (Director of IT, biotechnology company), Director in Information Technology at a biotechnology company with 10, 001+ employees
Great transcription APPTrustRadius review
After benchmarking several transcription services, an IT director rates Otter 10 of 10 for fast transcription across accents and good summaries, and wants an unlimited recording option.
Published Jan 12, 2026self-described: Calls and meetings; benchmarked against other transcription services
Counts toward
Published on
Communities & Q&A Forums
Who
Individual user
Evidence
Reported
Applies to
Current
Mixed
Friction_in_the_air, Investigative journalist, r/Journalism
Comment on: Otter problems latelyReddit comment
The commenter has seen Otter go down often but finds nothing as affordable, and keeps sensitive interviews off it over data sharing.
Published Dec 10, 2025self-described: Interviews on Otter
Counts toward
Published on
Communities & Q&A Forums
Who
Individual user
Evidence
Reported
Applies to
Still applicable
Positive
Tooltester, YouTube channel that tests business software
I Tried Otter AI for Meetings and WOW, This Changed EverythingVideo (affiliate links disclosed)
The presenter started using Otter to stop splitting attention between listening and note-taking, relying on its summaries, action items, and AI chat.
"…terrible at taking meeting notes. I hate it. I miss what people say or I stop paying attention to the actual meeting because I'm too busy typing. That's why I'm super excited to test Ota AI, a tool that records your meetings, transcribes them, and…"
Transcript excerpt, at 0:02Partial support
Published Nov 19, 2025self-described: Own meetings
Not counted
Its description carries an Otter affiliate link, so the channel earns commission on sign-ups. Kept in the record; it takes part in no figure.
Published on
Podcasts, Talks & Videos
Who
Individual user
Evidence
Reported
Applies to
Still applicable
Negative
Oliver Gritz, Microsoft Teams user
Delete Otter Notetaker from Teams and OutlookMicrosoft Q&A question
Even after deleting the Otter account and unlinking the app, Oliver Gritz reports that the notetaker stayed in Teams calls and kept emailing minutes to participants.
Published Nov 4, 2025self-described: The poster's Teams calls and Outlook calendar
Counts toward
Published on
Communities & Q&A Forums
Who
Individual user
Evidence
Reported
Applies to
Still applicable
Positive
PlusPresentation680, Journalist, r/Journalism
Comment on: Best process for recording/transcribing callsReddit comment
The commenter always uses Otter for in-person audio interviews.
Published Oct 22, 2025self-described: In-person interviews
Counts toward
- Overall signal
- Voice Notes & Interviews: Positive
Published on
Communities & Q&A Forums
Who
Individual user
Evidence
Reported
Applies to
Still applicable
Positive
marymonstera, Remote journalist, r/Journalism
Comment on: Best process for recording/transcribing callsReddit comment
The commenter records Teams and phone interviews with Otter premium, about US$12 a month on expenses, and leans on the live transcript to catch missed words.
Published Oct 22, 2025self-described: Teams and phone interviews, Otter premium expensed
Counts toward
Published on
Communities & Q&A Forums
Who
Individual user
Evidence
Reported
Applies to
Still applicable
Negative
Joseph Albon, Microsoft Teams user
How do I disable otter ai note taker from attempting to join my teams meetings? I've disabled it but still trying to joinMicrosoft Q&A question
Joseph Albon disabled Otter's notetaker, but it still tries to join Teams meetings with managers, and the host has to remove it.
Published Oct 19, 2025self-described: Teams meetings with the poster's managers
Counts toward
- Overall signal
- Uninvited Notetaker: Raised as a concern
Published on
Communities & Q&A Forums
Who
Individual user
Evidence
Reported
Applies to
Still applicable
Negative
gwenwynwyn550, r/productivity poster
Notetaking app (iOS) with transcription abilities similar to ChatGPT and Claude's voice to text?Reddit post
For quick voice notes the poster gave up on Otter, which meant going back to edit or speaking slowly to be understood.
Published Aug 28, 2025self-described: Quick voice notes on iOS
Counts toward
Published on
Communities & Q&A Forums
Who
Individual user
Evidence
Reported
Applies to
Still applicable
Negative
Available-Weekend-73, r/productivity commenter
Comment on: I Stopped Writing Meeting Notes ManuallyReddit comment
Otter gave this user walls of text, and cleaning the notes took more effort than using them.
Published Aug 24, 2025self-described: Former Otter user
Counts toward
Published on
Communities & Q&A Forums
Who
Individual user
Evidence
Reported
Applies to
Still applicable
Negative
boothby, Hacker News commenter
Comment on: Class-action suit claims Otter AI records private work conversationsHacker News comment
When a lawyer brought Otter into a confidential meeting, the commenter read Otter's privacy terms on training with de-identified recordings and refused to continue with the bot present.
Published Aug 18, 2025self-described: A confidential meeting where a lawyer invited Otter
Counts toward
Published on
Communities & Q&A Forums
Who
Individual user
Evidence
Reported
Applies to
Still applicable
Negative
athenot, Hacker News commenter
Comment on: Class-action suit claims Otter AI records private work conversationsHacker News comment
Otter joined the commenter's sensitive Zoom calls; the person it belonged to did not know how it got there, and it kept rejoining after that person tried to stop it.
Published Aug 18, 2025self-described: Sensitive client Zoom calls
Counts toward
- Overall signal
- Uninvited Notetaker: Raised as a concern
Published on
Communities & Q&A Forums
Who
Individual user
Evidence
Reported
Applies to
Still applicable
Negative
Confiks, Hacker News commenter in Europe
Comment on: Class-action suit claims Otter AI records private work conversationsHacker News comment
A prospect's Otter agent recorded video of the commenter and a colleague though the prospect never joined; Otter answered the commenter's GDPR deletion request by pointing to the conversation owner.
Published Aug 18, 2025self-described: A Teams call where a prospect's Otter agent recorded the commenter and a colleague
Counts toward
Published on
Communities & Q&A Forums
Who
Individual user
Evidence
Reported
Applies to
Still applicable
Mixed
cj, Hacker News commenter
Comment on: Class-action suit claims Otter AI records private work conversationsHacker News comment
The commenter has used Otter to record conversations without its bot joining, and says these tools make silent recording easy, with no consent as the default experience.
Published Aug 18, 2025self-described: Own recordings
Counts toward
- Overall signal
- Privacy & Consent: Raised as a concern
Published on
Communities & Q&A Forums
Who
Individual user
Evidence
Reported
Applies to
Still applicable
Negative
nearysvoice, Hacker News commenter with no Otter account
Comment on: Class-action suit claims Otter AI records private work conversationsHacker News comment
Without an Otter account, the commenter found Otter sending meeting notes to attendees in the commenter's name after someone else used it in a meeting.
Published Aug 18, 2025self-described: Private work meetings
Counts toward
Published on
Communities & Q&A Forums
Who
Individual user
Evidence
Reported
Applies to
Still applicable
Positive
Baffled-Goose, Journalist, r/Journalism
Comment on: Otter recording is silentReddit comment
The commenter records interviews in Voice Memos and imports the files into Otter, with no problems, and blames silent recordings on Bluetooth microphones.
Published Aug 17, 2025self-described: Interviews recorded in Voice Memos, transcribed in Otter
Counts toward
- Overall signal
- Voice Notes & Interviews: Positive
Published on
Communities & Q&A Forums
Who
Individual user
Evidence
Reported
Applies to
Still applicable
Mixed
moranmoran, Journalist, r/Journalism
Comment on: Otter recording is silentReddit comment
The commenter lost one Zoom recording made by the Otter bot and now records separately and uploads, unless the monthly upload limit is reached.
Published Aug 17, 2025self-described: Interviews uploaded to Otter
Counts toward
Published on
Communities & Q&A Forums
Who
Individual user
Evidence
Reported
Applies to
Still applicable
Negative
gisol7, Journalist, r/Journalism
Multilingual alternatives to otter.ai transcription service?Reddit post
The poster calls Otter's timestamps and transcribed speech wildly inaccurate, spends long stretches fixing speakers, and found it unusable for a Spanish-language interview.
Published Aug 15, 2025self-described: Interviews in English and Spanish
Counts toward
Published on
Communities & Q&A Forums
Who
Individual user
Evidence
Reported
Applies to
Still applicable
Negative
beccamc00, Journalist, r/Journalism
Otter recording is silentReddit post
A 30-minute interview recorded in the Otter app came back silent, after years without trouble, leaving only notes too thin to quote from.
Published Aug 15, 2025self-described: Interviews recorded in the Otter app
Counts toward
- Overall signal
- Live Transcription: Mixed or negative
Published on
Communities & Q&A Forums
Who
Individual user
Evidence
Reported
Applies to
Still applicable
Mixed
btown, Hacker News commenter
Comment on: Launch HN: Hyprnote (YC S25) - An open-source AI meeting notetakerHacker News comment
The commenter keeps using Otter, though inferior to Whisper in many ways, because its live transcript shows words with minimal delay.
Published Jul 30, 2025self-described: Live transcription during calls
Counts toward
Published on
Communities & Q&A Forums
Who
Individual user
Evidence
Reported
Applies to
Still applicable
Mixed
Cute-Situation-3943, r/ProductManagement poster
Otter.ai for transcribing meeting minutes vs alternativesReddit post
The poster has used Otter with great success but hesitates to upgrade because even Pro's allowance seems low for the price.
Published Jul 14, 2025self-described: Meetings and recordings
Counts toward
Published on
Communities & Q&A Forums
Who
Individual user
Evidence
Reported
Applies to
Still applicable
Positive
bo-peep-206, r/ProductManagement commenter
Comment on: Otter.ai for transcribing meeting minutes vs alternativesReddit comment
The commenter has enjoyed Otter on the free plan and exports transcripts as text into project software, but wants easier export.
Published Jul 14, 2025self-described: Free plan, transcripts uploaded to PM software
Counts toward
- Overall signal
- Searchable Record: Mixed or negative
Published on
Communities & Q&A Forums
Who
Individual user
Evidence
Reported
Applies to
Still applicable
Negative
Advanced-Wheel-5146, r/sysadmin commenter
Comment on: Otter.ai rantReddit comment
Clicking a meeting summary created an Otter account the commenter never asked for, which then joined their meetings without permission, once before they arrived.
Published Jul 9, 2025self-described: Received an Otter summary from another person's meeting
Counts toward
Published on
Communities & Q&A Forums
Who
Individual user
Evidence
Reported
Applies to
Still applicable
Negative
footlose_3815, Hacker News commenter
Comment on: AI note takers are flooding Zoom calls as workers opt to skip meetingsHacker News comment
The commenter says Otter by default emails every attendee of a call to offer the notes if they sign up, so one user in a 300-person meeting triggers 300 emails.
Published Jul 2, 2025self-described: Large meetings where a participant uses Otter
Counts toward
- Overall signal
- Uninvited Notetaker: Raised as a concern
Published on
Communities & Q&A Forums
Who
Individual user
Evidence
Reported
Applies to
Still applicable
Negative
Popcornmachine111, Journalist, r/Journalism
Transcribing services?Reddit post
The poster left Otter for interview transcription because it now offers less for more money.
Published Apr 17, 2025self-described: Interview transcription
Counts toward
- Overall signal
- Price & Minute Caps: Raised as a concern
Published on
Communities & Q&A Forums
Who
Individual user
Evidence
Reported
Applies to
Still applicable
Negative
Berttbruno, r/projectmanagement poster
Best AI Note-Taking App That Works with Headphones?Reddit post
With headphones on, Otter captured only the poster's own voice, and the poster's company bars the Otter notetaker from meetings, so the poster wants a bot-free tool.
Published Mar 21, 2025self-described: Company that does not allow meeting bots
Counts toward
- Overall signal
- Live Transcription: Mixed or negative
Published on
Communities & Q&A Forums
Who
Individual user
Evidence
Reported
Applies to
Still applicable
Negative
kajecounterhack, Hacker News commenter
Comment on: Please Stop Inviting AI Notetakers to MeetingsHacker News comment
Replying to a plea to stop inviting AI notetakers, the commenter says they would if they could work out how to uninvite their own OtterPilot.
Published Feb 15, 2025self-described: Own calendar
Counts toward
- Overall signal
- Uninvited Notetaker: Raised as a concern
Published on
Communities & Q&A Forums
Who
Individual user
Evidence
Reported
Applies to
Still applicable
Mixed
abundanceofnothing77, Journalist, r/Journalism
Audio transcription software with greater privacy than otterAI?Reddit post
Otter has worked well for the poster's interviews, but privacy concerns push the poster to look for an open-source tool for investigative work.
Published Feb 15, 2025self-described: Long-form and investigative interviews
Counts toward
Published on
Communities & Q&A Forums
Who
Individual user
Evidence
Reported
Applies to
Still applicable
Negative
Shaina_Dubs, r/sysadmin commenter
Comment on: Otter.ai rantReddit comment
After one meeting's sign-up, everyone in the commenter's contact list, parents included, got an Otter invitation that looked like it came from the commenter.
Published Feb 13, 2025self-described: Signed up for one meeting
Counts toward
- Overall signal
- Privacy & Consent: Raised as a concern
Published on
Communities & Q&A Forums
Who
Individual user
Evidence
Reported
Applies to
Still applicable
Positive
GeekyBibliophile, Journalist in Canada, r/Journalism
Transcription servicesReddit post
The poster says Otter changed interview transcription, especially for long interviews, and gets work done faster.
Published Jan 28, 2025self-described: Interview transcription
Counts toward
Published on
Communities & Q&A Forums
Who
Individual user
Evidence
Reported
Applies to
Still applicable
Positive
wetfart_3750, r/ChatGPT poster
Otter / speaknotes / godmodemeetings / ...Reddit post
Recording business meetings without inviting a bot, the poster found that Otter works well and looked for a free alternative.
Published Jan 13, 2025self-described: Business meetings recorded from a phone or browser
Counts toward
Published on
Communities & Q&A Forums
Who
Individual user
Evidence
Reported
Applies to
Still applicable

Product documentation 20

Pages from Otter.ai, used to check facts for every group.

Pricing
Lists Basic free, Pro at US$16.99 per user per month billed monthly or US$8.33 billed annually, and Business at US$30 billed monthly or US$19.99 billed annually. Enterprise is by quote, and each plan has minute, import, and AI Chat limits.
Checked Oct 12, 2026
Privacy Policy (effective June 16, 2026)
Lists training Otter's proprietary AI on de-identified audio recordings and on transcriptions among its purposes, names data labeling providers, and keeps personal information as long as necessary for its purposes.
Checked Oct 12, 2026
Terms of Service (effective September 19, 2025)
Makes the user solely responsible for notices to and consent from people they record, and lets Otter use aggregated or de-identified data for machine learning and training.
Checked Oct 12, 2026
Otter Notetaker Overview
Notetaker joins Zoom, Google Meet, and Microsoft Teams from a connected calendar as a visible guest participant and cannot join anonymously. It leaves after 12 minutes of silence, and the desktop app records without it.
Checked Oct 12, 2026
Recording Permissions with Otter
Describes pre-recording emails to calendar guests, the Notetaker's chat announcement, a Teams recording permissions page through Otter for Outlook, and admin auto-join locks and per-member Notetaker access.
Checked Oct 12, 2026
Enforce pre-meeting recording notifications
On Enterprise, admins can send every invited attendee an email 5 to 10 minutes before Notetaker records, overriding members' own settings; the disclaimer text cannot be customized.
Checked Oct 12, 2026
Automatically add Otter Notetaker to your meetings
Auto-join options run from every meeting with a video link to only meetings the user selects, including host-only, external-only, and internal-only choices.
Checked Oct 12, 2026
Manage auto-share settings
Auto-share can send calendar meeting notes to all event guests, same-domain guests, workspace members, or no one; settings changed on an individual event override the account default.
Checked Oct 12, 2026
Otter Desktop App (Mac & Windows)
The desktop app records meetings bot-free from device audio, detects Zoom, browser, Teams, Slack huddle, dialer, and WhatsApp calls, and can post a recording message in Teams chat.
Checked Oct 12, 2026
Provide feedback to Otter
The Help improve Otter setting under Feedback and Training lets a user allow or refuse Otter and its providers access to all conversations for training and product improvement, including human review.
Checked Oct 12, 2026
Enterprise Admin Controls Overview
Enterprise workspaces are opted out of AI model training by default, and admins get SSO, SCIM, domain capture, retention policies, audio removal, external sharing limits, keyword blocks, and disabled speaker learning.
Checked Oct 12, 2026
Set a custom Data Retention policy
Enterprise admins ask their account manager for a retention period of 24 hours or more for whole conversations, audio and video, or transcripts; deletion runs daily and completes within 48 hours.
Checked Oct 12, 2026
Delete a conversation
Deleted conversations are unshared at once and kept in Trash for 30 days before permanent deletion, unless the user empties the Trash sooner.
Checked Oct 12, 2026
Conversation, import, and app limits on the Basic free plan
Basic allows 300 transcription minutes a month, 30 minutes per conversation, three lifetime file imports, and shows the 25 most recent conversations, archiving older ones.
Checked Oct 12, 2026
Supported languages
Otter transcribes English, Spanish, French, German, Japanese, and Chinese (Simplified) only; AI Chat can translate transcripts into other languages.
Checked Oct 12, 2026
HIPAA | Otter.ai
HIPAA compliance is available only on Enterprise with a signed Business Associate Agreement, and Otter tells healthcare customers to control Notetaker auto-join and disable public link sharing.
Checked Oct 12, 2026
Disable Speaker Learning
An Enterprise setting, enabled through the account manager, stops Otter creating or using stored voice data to identify speakers; existing enrollments are ignored but not deleted.
Checked Oct 12, 2026
Otter MCP Server
Connects Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, Perplexity, and other MCP clients to search and analyze Otter meetings through OAuth sign-in limited to meetings the user authorizes.
Checked Oct 12, 2026
Otter.ai Public API
Enterprise workspaces get a public API for channels, conversations, transcripts, audio, action items, and insights, with up to 2 keys per user and 10 requests per second.
Checked Oct 12, 2026
Otter.ai Trust Center
Lists CCPA, GDPR, HIPAA, SOC 2, VPAT, and TX-RAMP Level 2, with a SOC 2 report, pentest report, and subprocessor list available on request.
Checked Oct 12, 2026

Source index

Provenance at a glance

Every source GILD read, with the original address and the context used to count it. Open a finding to filter the full cards above. On smaller screens the index lists each source once by name, cohort and date; its full record above carries the address, context and findings.

Provenance for every analyzed Signals source
Source	Original URL	Author and context	Who	Published	Review date	Applies	Findings
X post on Otter in ZoomID sf-5 \| Communities & Q&A Forums	x.com/vveerrgg/status/2114735716282605755	vveerrgg, X userself-described: UX work in Zoom meetings	Individual user	Published Oct 26, 2026	Assessment reviewed Oct 30, 2026	Current	Listed, no finding position
Accuracy and Efficiency of Artificial Intelligence Tools for Transcription in Qualitative ResearchID s3-03 \| Blogs, Reviews & Organization Pages	www.ajqr.org/article/accuracy-and-efficiency-of-articicial-intelligence-tools-for-transcription-in-qualitative-research-19595	Monique Hennink and colleagues, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University10 verbatim research transcripts produced by human transcribers, Otter.ai, and MAXQDA	Department	Published Oct 22, 2026	Assessment reviewed Oct 30, 2026	Current	Overall signal Transcript Accuracy: Raised as a concern Check before relying on it
X post on OtterID sf-7 \| Communities & Q&A Forums	x.com/BuildFastWithAI/status/2112918459269120264	Build Fast with AI, X userself-described: Calls	Individual user	Published Oct 21, 2026	Assessment reviewed Oct 30, 2026	Current	Listed, no finding position
X post on Otter meeting notesID sf-8 \| Communities & Q&A Forums	x.com/TechWithSarah/status/2111519221553459608	Sarah B., X userself-described: Daily calls	Individual user	Published Oct 17, 2026	Assessment reviewed Oct 30, 2026	Current	Listed, no finding position
X post on Otter at US$204 a yearID sf-10 \| Communities & Q&A Forums	x.com/msirius/status/2111053352838844530	Mike Sirius, X userself-described: Tech growth strategist and podcast host	Individual user	Published Oct 16, 2026	Assessment reviewed Oct 30, 2026	Current	Listed, no finding position
X post on Otter with ChatGPT and SheetsID sf-9 \| Communities & Q&A Forums	x.com/robertcodesai/status/2110899800585457783	Robert Codes AI, X userself-described: Weekly meeting notes	Individual user	Published Oct 16, 2026	Assessment reviewed Oct 30, 2026	Current	Listed, no finding position
Comment on: Show HN: BetterWispr - Free, open-source dictation for MacID dc-70 \| Communities & Q&A Forums	news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50045612	alexgoodhart, Hacker News commenterself-described: Former Otter subscriber	Individual user	Published Oct 11, 2026	Assessment reviewed Oct 30, 2026	Current	Overall signal Price & Minute Caps: Raised as a concern
X post on Otter billingID sf-4 \| Communities & Q&A Forums	x.com/JAlbertFrench/status/2108285559206723876	James French, X user, self-described	Individual user	Published Oct 8, 2026	Assessment reviewed Oct 30, 2026	Current	Listed, no finding position
Newsroom is canceling OtterID dc-68 \| Communities & Q&A Forums	www.reddit.com/r/Journalism/comments/1wzm13h/newsroom_is_canceling_otter/	newtothis30394, Journalist, r/Journalismself-described: A newsroom that is canceling its Otter subscription	Department	Published Oct 7, 2026	Assessment reviewed Oct 30, 2026	Current	Overall signal Live Transcription: Positive Searchable Record: Positive
Comment on: Newsroom is canceling OtterID dc-69 \| Communities & Q&A Forums	www.reddit.com/r/Journalism/comments/1wzm13h/newsroom_is_canceling_otter/ped9g8a/	dnohunter, Journalist, r/Journalismself-described: Interviews, moved to MacWhisper	Individual user	Published Oct 7, 2026	Assessment reviewed Oct 30, 2026	Current	Overall signal Privacy & Consent: Raised as a concern Transcript Accuracy: Raised as a concern Price & Minute Caps: Raised as a concern
GitHub issue on Otter MCP serverID sf-1 \| Communities & Q&A Forums	github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/issues/132233	oceeportal-droid, GitHub userself-described: Adding Otter's MCP server to an agent	Individual user	Published Oct 3, 2026	Assessment reviewed Oct 30, 2026	Current	Listed, no finding position
Comment on: WhisperAI vs Otter.ai, which is better for interviews?ID dc-66 \| Communities & Q&A Forums	www.reddit.com/r/Journalism/comments/1wcar6h/whisperai_vs_otterai_which_is_better_for/p8wjno4/	markhachman, Reddit commenter who writes about technologyself-described: Interview transcription	Individual user	Published Sep 10, 2026	Assessment reviewed Oct 30, 2026	Current	Overall signal Live Transcription: Positive Price & Minute Caps: Discussed without concern
Comment on: WhisperAI vs Otter.ai, which is better for interviews?ID dc-67 \| Communities & Q&A Forums	www.reddit.com/r/Journalism/comments/1wcar6h/whisperai_vs_otterai_which_is_better_for/p8xz46i/	Actual-Air-8792, Reddit commenter in journalismself-described: Interview transcription	Individual user	Published Sep 10, 2026	Assessment reviewed Oct 30, 2026	Current	Overall signal Price & Minute Caps: Raised as a concern
X post on Otter billingID sf-2 \| Communities & Q&A Forums	x.com/ArgieLAX/status/2096717986401022461	Nathan Pinzon, X userself-described: Otter subscriber	Individual user	Published Sep 6, 2026	Assessment reviewed Oct 30, 2026	Current	Listed, no finding position
X post on Otter with ClaudeID sf-6 \| Communities & Q&A Forums	x.com/thekenyeung/status/2096061516181348840	Ken Yeung, X userself-described: Writing with Claude and Otter	Individual user	Published Sep 5, 2026	Assessment reviewed Oct 30, 2026	Current	Listed, no finding position
X post on Otter billingID sf-3 \| Communities & Q&A Forums	x.com/Bitcoin_Vegan/status/2094510720540950979	Justin Rhedrick, X userself-described: Former Otter subscriber	Individual user	Published Aug 31, 2026	Assessment reviewed Oct 30, 2026	Current	Listed, no finding position
Comment on: I'm spending more time fixing transcripts than actually reading them..ID dc-65 \| Communities & Q&A Forums	www.reddit.com/r/Journalism/comments/1vvasw7/im_spending_more_time_fixing_transcripts_than/p5cy1gu/	bemmyd, r/Journalism commenterself-described: Former Otter subscriber	Individual user	Published Aug 23, 2026	Assessment reviewed Oct 30, 2026	Current	Overall signal Transcript Accuracy: Raised as a concern Price & Minute Caps: Raised as a concern
I'm spending more time fixing transcripts than actually reading them..ID dc-63 \| Communities & Q&A Forums	www.reddit.com/r/Journalism/comments/1vvasw7/im_spending_more_time_fixing_transcripts_than/	Big_Daddyy_6969, r/Journalism posterself-described: Meeting recordings	Individual user	Published Aug 22, 2026	Assessment reviewed Oct 30, 2026	Current	Overall signal Transcript Accuracy: Raised as a concern Check before relying on it
Comment on: I'm spending more time fixing transcripts than actually reading them..ID dc-64 \| Communities & Q&A Forums	www.reddit.com/r/Journalism/comments/1vvasw7/im_spending_more_time_fixing_transcripts_than/p5ayzkr/	bitter_cappucino, Journalist, r/Journalismself-described: Interviews with European speakers	Individual user	Published Aug 22, 2026	Assessment reviewed Oct 30, 2026	Current	Overall signal Transcript Accuracy: Raised as a concern
Post: What are the best Otter Ai alternatives for transcribing interviews?ID dc-62 \| Communities & Q&A Forums	www.reddit.com/r/Journalism/comments/1vm8vdd/what_are_the_best_otter_ai_alternatives_for/	VisibleCry15, Reddit poster who transcribes interviewsself-described: Recorded interviews on the Pro plan	Individual user	Published Aug 12, 2026	Assessment reviewed Oct 30, 2026	Current	Overall signal Voice Notes & Interviews: Positive Price & Minute Caps: Raised as a concern
Post: Otter AI notetaker - what is it doing with meeting data and is the person even on the call?ID dc-58 \| Communities & Q&A Forums	www.reddit.com/r/Zoom/comments/1vbm1c9/otter_ai_notetaker_what_is_it_doing_with_meeting/	StoriesWeTell_, Member of a small research communityself-described: Zoom calls discussing original research ideas and human research data	Small team	Published Jul 31, 2026	Assessment reviewed Oct 30, 2026	Current	Overall signal Uninvited Notetaker: Raised as a concern Privacy & Consent: Raised as a concern Everyone agrees first
Comment on: Otter AI notetaker - what is it doing with meeting data and is the person even on the call?ID dc-59 \| Communities & Q&A Forums	www.reddit.com/r/Zoom/comments/1vbm1c9/otter_ai_notetaker_what_is_it_doing_with_meeting/p0udl8t/	jMeister6, Reddit commenter who manages meeting tools for clientsself-described: The commenter's own meetings and several client Teams tenants	IT & leadership	Published Jul 31, 2026	Assessment reviewed Oct 30, 2026	Current	Overall signal IT Control: Raised as a concern Policy before adoption Everyone agrees first Should people send Otter's notetaker into meetings, or keep notetakers out?: Keep notetakers out
Comment on: Otter AI notetaker - what is it doing with meeting data and is the person even on the call?ID dc-60 \| Communities & Q&A Forums	www.reddit.com/r/Zoom/comments/1vbm1c9/otter_ai_notetaker_what_is_it_doing_with_meeting/p0upz67/	Long_Experience_9377, Reddit commenter whose organization banned AI notetakersself-described: The organization's Zoom account	IT & leadership	Published Jul 31, 2026	Assessment reviewed Oct 30, 2026	Current	Overall signal Privacy & Consent: Raised as a concern Policy before adoption Everyone agrees first Should people send Otter's notetaker into meetings, or keep notetakers out?: Keep notetakers out
Comment on: Otter AI notetaker - what is it doing with meeting data and is the person even on the call?ID dc-61 \| Communities & Q&A Forums	www.reddit.com/r/Zoom/comments/1vbm1c9/otter_ai_notetaker_what_is_it_doing_with_meeting/p0uqexy/	MP315, Reddit commenter who hosts meetingsself-described: Meetings the commenter hosts	Individual user	Published Jul 31, 2026	Assessment reviewed Oct 30, 2026	Current	Overall signal Uninvited Notetaker: Raised as a concern Privacy & Consent: Raised as a concern Everyone agrees first Should people send Otter's notetaker into meetings, or keep notetakers out?: Keep notetakers out
Comment on: AI notetaking without permissionID dc-57 \| Communities & Q&A Forums	www.reddit.com/r/sales/comments/1v3fox6/ai_notetaking_without_permission/ozjowyk/	aumiom, r/sales commenterself-described: Colleagues at the commenter's company	Individual user	Published Jul 24, 2026	Assessment reviewed Oct 30, 2026	Current	Overall signal Uninvited Notetaker: Raised as a concern
Comment on: Re: I'm Begging You to Leave Your AI Note-Taker at HomeID dc-56 \| Communities & Q&A Forums	news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48823442	fantasizr, Hacker News commenterself-described: Web conferences with others' notetakers	Individual user	Published Jul 7, 2026	Assessment reviewed Oct 30, 2026	Current	Overall signal Uninvited Notetaker: Raised as a concern Should people send Otter's notetaker into meetings, or keep notetakers out?: Keep notetakers out
Otter.ai is blocked and can't be reachedID ir-01 \| Blogs, Reviews & Organization Pages	knowledgebase.vcu.edu/portal/app/portlets/results/viewsolution.jsp?solutionid=240614080754110	VCU Technology Services, Virginia Commonwealth University Technology Servicesself-described: University-wide block of otter.ai	Organization-wide	Published Jun 12, 2026	Assessment reviewed Oct 30, 2026	Current	Overall signal Privacy & Consent: Raised as a concern IT Control: Discussed without concern Policy before adoption Should people send Otter's notetaker into meetings, or keep notetakers out?: Keep notetakers out
Used Otter for 6 months, switched to GranolaID s3-04 \| Communities & Q&A Forums	x.com/zackproser/status/2059635763890057473	Zack Proser, applied AI engineer at WorkOSself-described: Six months of Otter on his own meetings, including 1:1s and client calls	Individual user	Published May 27, 2026	Assessment reviewed Oct 30, 2026	Current	Overall signal Privacy & Consent: Discussed without concern Should people send Otter's notetaker into meetings, or keep notetakers out?: Keep notetakers out
How Indy newsrooms are using AIID l3b-01 \| Blogs, Reviews & Organization Pages	www.poynter.org/reporting-editing/2026/ai-newsrooms-local-indianapolis-media/	Sarah Neal-Estes, News Director at WFYIWFYI's newsroom policy for transcribing interviews with AI, quoted by Poynter	Department	Published May 20, 2026	Assessment reviewed Oct 30, 2026	Current	Overall signal Transcript Accuracy: Raised as a concern Check before relying on it
Best free transcription tool for podcast interviews?ID dc-55 \| Communities & Q&A Forums	www.reddit.com/r/podcasting/comments/1t8445f/best_free_transcription_tool_for_podcast/	Nazme_m3, Podcaster, r/podcastingself-described: 45 to 90 minute two-speaker podcast episodes	Individual user	Published May 9, 2026	Assessment reviewed Oct 30, 2026	Current	Overall signal Price & Minute Caps: Raised as a concern
Otter AI vs Granola: The Best AI Meeting Tool in 2026ID tc-02 \| Podcasts, Talks & Videos	www.youtube.com/watch?v=ICWCxfim_l0	David Alex, YouTube creator who reviews business softwareself-described: Both tools used in the presenter's own meetings for months	Individual user	Published May 7, 2026	Assessment reviewed Oct 30, 2026	Current	Not counted. Its description carries an Otter affiliate link, so the creator earns commission on sign-ups.
Comment on: AI meeting notetaker with sentiment detection + email alertsID dc-54 \| Communities & Q&A Forums	www.reddit.com/r/ChatGPT/comments/1s6aigh/ai_meeting_notetaker_with_sentiment_detection/od0hazg/	datura_mon_amour, r/ChatGPT commenterself-described: French-language meetings	Individual user	Published Mar 28, 2026	Assessment reviewed Oct 30, 2026	Current	Overall signal Transcript Accuracy: Raised as a concern
An Uninvited Guest: What you should know about Otter AI's Notetaker.ID l3b-02 \| Blogs, Reviews & Organization Pages	www.carleton.edu/ai/blog/an-uninvited-guest-what-you-should-know-about-otter-ais-notetaker/	Don Vosburg, Academic Technologist, ITS at Carleton CollegeCarleton ITS testing after Otter joined a faculty member's Google Meet	Organization-wide	Published Mar 26, 2026	Assessment reviewed Oct 30, 2026	Current	Overall signal Uninvited Notetaker: Raised as a concern Privacy & Consent: Raised as a concern IT Control: Discussed without concern
Use of unauthorized AI meeting assistantsID s3-01 \| Blogs, Reviews & Organization Pages	news.vt.edu/notices/it/2026/03/it-ai-meeting-assistants.html	Virginia Tech Division of Information Technology and IT Security Officeself-described: University-managed systems, classes, and meetings	Organization-wide	Published Mar 11, 2026	Assessment reviewed Oct 30, 2026	Current	Overall signal Privacy & Consent: Raised as a concern IT Control: Discussed without concern Policy before adoption Should people send Otter's notetaker into meetings, or keep notetakers out?: Keep notetakers out
Comment on: Show HN: Pre-execution verification for LLM-generated agentic workflowsID dc-53 \| Communities & Q&A Forums	news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47263165	jaredwaxman, Hacker News commenter building CRM automationsself-described: Pipelines from Otter recordings into Clay and a CRM	Individual user	Published Mar 5, 2026	Assessment reviewed Oct 30, 2026	Current	Overall signal Searchable Record: Positive
fix(otter): session management failures causing automation breakageID s3-05 \| Communities & Q&A Forums	github.com/handley-lab/mcp-handley-lab/issues/305	Will Handley, cosmologist and astrostatistician at the University of Cambridgeself-described: A personal pipeline that signs in to Otter with a stored browser session and pulls meeting transcripts into a task inbox	Individual user	Published Feb 25, 2026	Assessment reviewed Oct 30, 2026	Current	Searchable Record: Mixed or negative
UCI Disability Services Center transitions to Genio NotesID l3b-04 \| Blogs, Reviews & Organization Pages	newuniversity.org/2026/02/24/uci-disability-services-center-transitions-to-genio-notes/	Somphone Eno, Assistive Technology Manager at UC Irvine Disability Services CenterUC Irvine's disability office ending its Otter license for student transcription accommodations, quoted by the campus newspaper New University	Organization-wide	Published Feb 24, 2026	Assessment reviewed Oct 30, 2026	Current	Overall signal Price & Minute Caps: Discussed without concern
Comment on: Zoom AI companion vs dedicated notetakersID dc-52 \| Communities & Q&A Forums	www.reddit.com/r/productivity/comments/1r3b27u/zoom_ai_companion_vs_dedicated_notetakers/o531ogw/	Pitiful-Impression70, r/productivity commenterself-described: Own meetings, notes exported to Notion	Individual user	Published Feb 13, 2026	Assessment reviewed Oct 30, 2026	Current	Overall signal Searchable Record: Positive
Comment on: How to fully remove Otter.ai from M365?ID dc-51 \| Communities & Q&A Forums	www.reddit.com/r/sysadmin/comments/1o8fs5f/how_to_fully_remove_otterai_from_m365/o21745m/	theimaginaryc, Reddit commenter in ITself-described: The organization's Microsoft 365 tenant	IT & leadership	Published Jan 27, 2026	Assessment reviewed Oct 30, 2026	Current	Overall signal IT Control: Raised as a concern Policy before adoption
Technology Bulletin January 2026ID l3b-07 \| Blogs, Reviews & Organization Pages	ets.engineering.asu.edu/2026/01/technology-bulletin-january-2026/	Adi Abhyankar, Solutions Developer in Engineering Technical Services at Arizona State UniversityASU engineering IT's bulletin telling faculty and staff which meeting notetakers they may use	Organization-wide	Published Jan 15, 2026	Assessment reviewed Oct 30, 2026	Current	Overall signal Policy before adoption
Plaud vs Pocket AI for meeting recordings?ID dc-49 \| Communities & Q&A Forums	www.reddit.com/r/productivity/comments/1qauk5i/plaud_vs_pocket_ai_for_meeting_recordings/	AMJStepMom, r/productivity posterself-described: In-person meetings, Otter with ChatGPT	Individual user	Published Jan 12, 2026	Assessment reviewed Oct 30, 2026	Current	Overall signal Live Transcription: Positive Summaries & Action Items: Mixed or negative
Great transcription APPID dc-50 \| Communities & Q&A Forums	www.trustradius.com/reviews/otter-ai-2026-01-05-14-22-45	Reviewer on TrustRadius (Director of IT, biotechnology company), Director in Information Technology at a biotechnology company with 10, 001+ employeesself-described: Calls and meetings; benchmarked against other transcription services	Individual user	Published Jan 12, 2026	Assessment reviewed Oct 30, 2026	Current	Overall signal Live Transcription: Positive Summaries & Action Items: Positive Price & Minute Caps: Discussed without concern
Comment on: How to fully remove Otter.ai from M365?ID dc-48 \| Communities & Q&A Forums	www.reddit.com/r/sysadmin/comments/1o8fs5f/how_to_fully_remove_otterai_from_m365/nyn0tc3/	PimpZilla747, Reddit commenter in ITself-described: The organization's Microsoft 365 tenant	IT & leadership	Published Jan 9, 2026	Assessment reviewed Oct 30, 2026	Current	Overall signal IT Control: Raised as a concern Policy before adoption
Otter.ai is a efficient sales tool for notetaking and drafting follow up correspondenceID dc-47 \| Communities & Q&A Forums	www.trustradius.com/reviews/otter-ai-2025-12-16-13-59-58	Reviewer on TrustRadius (Account Manager, marketing and advertising company), Account Manager in Sales at a marketing and advertising company with 51-200 employeesself-described: Organization trial for client planning meetings	Department	Published Jan 2, 2026	Assessment reviewed Oct 30, 2026	Current	Overall signal Summaries & Action Items: Positive Uninvited Notetaker: Raised as a concern Price & Minute Caps: Raised as a concern
Comment on: Otter problems latelyID dc-46 \| Communities & Q&A Forums	www.reddit.com/r/Journalism/comments/1pja5w6/otter_problems_lately/ntddgmh/	Friction_in_the_air, Investigative journalist, r/Journalismself-described: Interviews on Otter	Individual user	Published Dec 10, 2025	Assessment reviewed Oct 30, 2026	Still applicable	Overall signal Privacy & Consent: Raised as a concern Price & Minute Caps: Discussed without concern
Comment on: Microsoft drops AI sales targets in half after salespeople miss their quotasID dc-45 \| Communities & Q&A Forums	news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46150571	jabroni_salad, Hacker News commenter who manages Microsoft 365 for clientsself-described: Clients weighing Microsoft Copilot licenses	IT & leadership	Published Dec 4, 2025	Assessment reviewed Oct 30, 2026	Still applicable	Overall signal Summaries & Action Items: Positive Price & Minute Caps: Discussed without concern
I Tried Otter AI for Meetings and WOW, This Changed EverythingID tc-01 \| Podcasts, Talks & Videos	www.youtube.com/watch?v=QeA2vBdiSYw	Tooltester, YouTube channel that tests business softwareself-described: Own meetings	Individual user	Published Nov 19, 2025	Assessment reviewed Oct 30, 2026	Still applicable	Not counted. Its description carries an Otter affiliate link, so the channel earns commission on sign-ups.
Comment on: Blocking AI notetakersID dc-44 \| Communities & Q&A Forums	www.reddit.com/r/sysadmin/comments/1oqzqqg/blocking_ai_notetakers/nnnk390/	neihn, IT administrator, r/sysadminself-described: A C-suite user's Otter account	IT & leadership	Published Nov 7, 2025	Assessment reviewed Oct 30, 2026	Still applicable	Overall signal Uninvited Notetaker: Raised as a concern IT Control: Raised as a concern
A comparative assessment of AI and manual transcription quality in health data: insights from field observationsID l3b-05 \| Blogs, Reviews & Organization Pages	nzmj.org.nz/journal/vol-138-no-1625/a-comparative-assessment-of-ai-and-manual-transcription-quality-in-health-data-insights-from-field-observations	SM Akramul Kabir, Research Fellow in the Department of Psychological Medicine at University of OtagoAn Otago research team testing Otter on an interview with a Muslim professional after the Christchurch mosque attacks, where accented English and Arabic terms defeated a human transcriptionist	Department	Published Nov 7, 2025	Assessment reviewed Oct 30, 2026	Still applicable	Overall signal Transcript Accuracy: Raised as a concern Check before relying on it
Delete Otter Notetaker from Teams and OutlookID dc-43 \| Communities & Q&A Forums	learn.microsoft.com/en-us/answers/questions/5608423/delete-otter-notetaker-from-teams-and-outlook	Oliver Gritz, Microsoft Teams userself-described: The poster's Teams calls and Outlook calendar	Individual user	Published Nov 4, 2025	Assessment reviewed Oct 30, 2026	Still applicable	Overall signal Uninvited Notetaker: Raised as a concern IT Control: Raised as a concern
Comment on: Best process for recording/transcribing callsID dc-41 \| Communities & Q&A Forums	www.reddit.com/r/Journalism/comments/1ocz35f/best_process_for_recordingtranscribing_calls/nkq8tpf/	PlusPresentation680, Journalist, r/Journalismself-described: In-person interviews	Individual user	Published Oct 22, 2025	Assessment reviewed Oct 30, 2026	Still applicable	Overall signal Voice Notes & Interviews: Positive
Comment on: Best process for recording/transcribing callsID dc-42 \| Communities & Q&A Forums	www.reddit.com/r/Journalism/comments/1ocz35f/best_process_for_recordingtranscribing_calls/nkq98ca/	marymonstera, Remote journalist, r/Journalismself-described: Teams and phone interviews, Otter premium expensed	Individual user	Published Oct 22, 2025	Assessment reviewed Oct 30, 2026	Still applicable	Overall signal Live Transcription: Positive Voice Notes & Interviews: Positive Price & Minute Caps: Discussed without concern
How do I disable otter ai note taker from attempting to join my teams meetings? I've disabled it but still trying to joinID dc-40 \| Communities & Q&A Forums	learn.microsoft.com/en-us/answers/questions/5590163/how-do-i-disable-otter-ai-note-taker-from-attempti	Joseph Albon, Microsoft Teams userself-described: Teams meetings with the poster's managers	Individual user	Published Oct 19, 2025	Assessment reviewed Oct 30, 2026	Still applicable	Overall signal Uninvited Notetaker: Raised as a concern
Comment on: How to fully remove Otter.ai from M365?ID dc-39 \| Communities & Q&A Forums	www.reddit.com/r/sysadmin/comments/1o8fs5f/how_to_fully_remove_otterai_from_m365/nk1x2kj/	xbullet, Reddit commenter in ITself-described: The organization's meeting policies	IT & leadership	Published Oct 17, 2025	Assessment reviewed Oct 30, 2026	Still applicable	Overall signal Uninvited Notetaker: Raised as a concern IT Control: Raised as a concern
Post: How to fully remove Otter.ai from M365?ID dc-36 \| Communities & Q&A Forums	www.reddit.com/r/sysadmin/comments/1o8fs5f/how_to_fully_remove_otterai_from_m365/	FlailingHose, IT provider managing Microsoft 365 for clientsself-described: A client tenant where Otter kept joining meetings	IT & leadership	Published Oct 16, 2025	Assessment reviewed Oct 30, 2026	Still applicable	Overall signal Uninvited Notetaker: Raised as a concern IT Control: Raised as a concern Policy before adoption
Comment on: How to fully remove Otter.ai from M365?ID dc-37 \| Communities & Q&A Forums	www.reddit.com/r/sysadmin/comments/1o8fs5f/how_to_fully_remove_otterai_from_m365/njukifq/	Jeff-J777, Reddit commenter in ITself-described: The organization's Microsoft 365 tenant	IT & leadership	Published Oct 16, 2025	Assessment reviewed Oct 30, 2026	Still applicable	Overall signal IT Control: Raised as a concern Policy before adoption
Comment on: How to fully remove Otter.ai from M365?ID dc-38 \| Communities & Q&A Forums	www.reddit.com/r/sysadmin/comments/1o8fs5f/how_to_fully_remove_otterai_from_m365/njv1jvq/	burnte, Reddit commenter in ITself-described: Meetings with people outside the commenter's Microsoft 365 tenant	IT & leadership	Published Oct 16, 2025	Assessment reviewed Oct 30, 2026	Still applicable	Overall signal IT Control: Raised as a concern
Notetaking app (iOS) with transcription abilities similar to ChatGPT and Claude's voice to text?ID dc-35 \| Communities & Q&A Forums	www.reddit.com/r/productivity/comments/1n2auxu/notetaking_app_ios_with_transcription_abilities/	gwenwynwyn550, r/productivity posterself-described: Quick voice notes on iOS	Individual user	Published Aug 28, 2025	Assessment reviewed Oct 30, 2026	Still applicable	Overall signal Voice Notes & Interviews: Mixed or negative Transcript Accuracy: Raised as a concern
Comment on: I Stopped Writing Meeting Notes ManuallyID dc-34 \| Communities & Q&A Forums	www.reddit.com/r/productivity/comments/1myxksl/i_stopped_writing_meeting_notes_manually/nafe3qx/	Available-Weekend-73, r/productivity commenterself-described: Former Otter user	Individual user	Published Aug 24, 2025	Assessment reviewed Oct 30, 2026	Still applicable	Overall signal Summaries & Action Items: Mixed or negative Check before relying on it
Otter.ai and Your PrivacyID l3b-03 \| Blogs, Reviews & Organization Pages	it.osu.edu/news/2025/08/22/otterai-and-your-privacy	Reg Jackson, Security Engineer in Governance and Risk Management at The Ohio State UniversityOhio State's IT office on the Otter.ai presence at the university after the 2025 class action	Organization-wide	Published Aug 22, 2025	Assessment reviewed Oct 30, 2026	Still applicable	Overall signal Privacy & Consent: Raised as a concern Policy before adoption Everyone agrees first
Comment on: 95% of Companies See 'Zero Return' on US$30B Generative AI SpendID dc-33 \| Communities & Q&A Forums	news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44975759	mrweasel, Hacker News commenterself-described: A company trial of Otter	Small team	Published Aug 21, 2025	Assessment reviewed Oct 30, 2026	Still applicable	Overall signal Privacy & Consent: Raised as a concern Should people send Otter's notetaker into meetings, or keep notetakers out?: Keep notetakers out
Comment on: Class-action suit claims Otter AI records private work conversationsID dc-27 \| Communities & Q&A Forums	news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44941460	boothby, Hacker News commenterself-described: A confidential meeting where a lawyer invited Otter	Individual user	Published Aug 18, 2025	Assessment reviewed Oct 30, 2026	Still applicable	Overall signal Privacy & Consent: Raised as a concern Should people send Otter's notetaker into meetings, or keep notetakers out?: Keep notetakers out
Comment on: Class-action suit claims Otter AI records private work conversationsID dc-28 \| Communities & Q&A Forums	news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44943100	athenot, Hacker News commenterself-described: Sensitive client Zoom calls	Individual user	Published Aug 18, 2025	Assessment reviewed Oct 30, 2026	Still applicable	Overall signal Uninvited Notetaker: Raised as a concern
Comment on: Class-action suit claims Otter AI records private work conversationsID dc-29 \| Communities & Q&A Forums	news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44944110	Confiks, Hacker News commenter in Europeself-described: A Teams call where a prospect's Otter agent recorded the commenter and a colleague	Individual user	Published Aug 18, 2025	Assessment reviewed Oct 30, 2026	Still applicable	Overall signal Uninvited Notetaker: Raised as a concern Privacy & Consent: Raised as a concern
Comment on: Class-action suit claims Otter AI records private work conversationsID dc-30 \| Communities & Q&A Forums	news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44944348	cj, Hacker News commenterself-described: Own recordings	Individual user	Published Aug 18, 2025	Assessment reviewed Oct 30, 2026	Still applicable	Overall signal Privacy & Consent: Raised as a concern
Comment on: Class-action suit claims Otter AI records private work conversationsID dc-31 \| Communities & Q&A Forums	news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44944389	nearysvoice, Hacker News commenter with no Otter accountself-described: Private work meetings	Individual user	Published Aug 18, 2025	Assessment reviewed Oct 30, 2026	Still applicable	Overall signal Uninvited Notetaker: Raised as a concern Privacy & Consent: Raised as a concern
Comment on: Class-action suit claims Otter AI records private work conversationsID dc-32 \| Communities & Q&A Forums	news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44946245	edot, Hacker News commenterself-described: A prior employer where a coworker used Otter	Department	Published Aug 18, 2025	Assessment reviewed Oct 30, 2026	Still applicable	Overall signal Uninvited Notetaker: Raised as a concern IT Control: Raised as a concern
Comment on: Otter recording is silentID dc-25 \| Communities & Q&A Forums	www.reddit.com/r/Journalism/comments/1mrchfj/otter_recording_is_silent/n95b2or/	Baffled-Goose, Journalist, r/Journalismself-described: Interviews recorded in Voice Memos, transcribed in Otter	Individual user	Published Aug 17, 2025	Assessment reviewed Oct 30, 2026	Still applicable	Overall signal Voice Notes & Interviews: Positive
Comment on: Otter recording is silentID dc-26 \| Communities & Q&A Forums	www.reddit.com/r/Journalism/comments/1mrchfj/otter_recording_is_silent/n98gctf/	moranmoran, Journalist, r/Journalismself-described: Interviews uploaded to Otter	Individual user	Published Aug 17, 2025	Assessment reviewed Oct 30, 2026	Still applicable	Overall signal Live Transcription: Mixed or negative Price & Minute Caps: Discussed without concern
Multilingual alternatives to otter.ai transcription service?ID dc-23 \| Communities & Q&A Forums	www.reddit.com/r/Journalism/comments/1mr8f5y/multilingual_alternatives_to_otterai/	gisol7, Journalist, r/Journalismself-described: Interviews in English and Spanish	Individual user	Published Aug 15, 2025	Assessment reviewed Oct 30, 2026	Still applicable	Overall signal Transcript Accuracy: Raised as a concern Check before relying on it
Otter recording is silentID dc-24 \| Communities & Q&A Forums	www.reddit.com/r/Journalism/comments/1mrchfj/otter_recording_is_silent/	beccamc00, Journalist, r/Journalismself-described: Interviews recorded in the Otter app	Individual user	Published Aug 15, 2025	Assessment reviewed Oct 30, 2026	Still applicable	Overall signal Live Transcription: Mixed or negative
Comment on: Launch HN: Hyprnote (YC S25) - An open-source AI meeting notetakerID dc-22 \| Communities & Q&A Forums	news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44730493	btown, Hacker News commenterself-described: Live transcription during calls	Individual user	Published Jul 30, 2025	Assessment reviewed Oct 30, 2026	Still applicable	Overall signal Live Transcription: Positive Transcript Accuracy: Discussed without concern
Comment on: Read.AI and other note taking apps - removal ideasID dc-21 \| Communities & Q&A Forums	www.reddit.com/r/sysadmin/comments/1m1duqi/readai_and_other_note_taking_apps_removal_ideas/n3gtv6u/	mixduptransistor, IT administrator, r/sysadminself-described: Teams tenant about to require a captcha for external guests	IT & leadership	Published Jul 16, 2025	Assessment reviewed Oct 30, 2026	Still applicable	Overall signal Uninvited Notetaker: Raised as a concern IT Control: Raised as a concern
Otter.ai for transcribing meeting minutes vs alternativesID dc-19 \| Communities & Q&A Forums	www.reddit.com/r/ProductManagement/comments/1lzzwps/otterai_for_transcribing_meeting_minutes_vs/	Cute-Situation-3943, r/ProductManagement posterself-described: Meetings and recordings	Individual user	Published Jul 14, 2025	Assessment reviewed Oct 30, 2026	Still applicable	Overall signal Live Transcription: Positive Price & Minute Caps: Raised as a concern
Comment on: Otter.ai for transcribing meeting minutes vs alternativesID dc-20 \| Communities & Q&A Forums	www.reddit.com/r/ProductManagement/comments/1lzzwps/otterai_for_transcribing_meeting_minutes_vs/n35r3g9/	bo-peep-206, r/ProductManagement commenterself-described: Free plan, transcripts uploaded to PM software	Individual user	Published Jul 14, 2025	Assessment reviewed Oct 30, 2026	Still applicable	Overall signal Searchable Record: Mixed or negative
Comment on: Otter.ai rantID dc-18 \| Communities & Q&A Forums	www.reddit.com/r/sysadmin/comments/1i3rsds/otterai_rant/n28fdv6/	Advanced-Wheel-5146, r/sysadmin commenterself-described: Received an Otter summary from another person's meeting	Individual user	Published Jul 9, 2025	Assessment reviewed Oct 30, 2026	Still applicable	Overall signal Uninvited Notetaker: Raised as a concern Should people send Otter's notetaker into meetings, or keep notetakers out?: Keep notetakers out
Comment on: AI note takers are flooding Zoom calls as workers opt to skip meetingsID dc-17 \| Communities & Q&A Forums	news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44448338	footlose_3815, Hacker News commenterself-described: Large meetings where a participant uses Otter	Individual user	Published Jul 2, 2025	Assessment reviewed Oct 30, 2026	Still applicable	Overall signal Uninvited Notetaker: Raised as a concern
I want to block Otter.ai not to access and not be accessible from any of my tenant User accountID dc-16 \| Communities & Q&A Forums	learn.microsoft.com/en-us/answers/questions/2336974/i-want-to-block-otter-ai-not-to-access-and-not-be	Joyanta Kumer Sarker, Microsoft 365 tenant administratorself-described: The organization's Microsoft 365 tenant	IT & leadership	Published Jul 1, 2025	Assessment reviewed Oct 30, 2026	Still applicable	Overall signal Uninvited Notetaker: Raised as a concern IT Control: Raised as a concern Policy before adoption
Comment on: Otter.ai rantID dc-15 \| Communities & Q&A Forums	www.reddit.com/r/sysadmin/comments/1i3rsds/otterai_rant/mw6qrt2/	Prior_Jelly3926, Staff member in a U.S. state court systemself-described: Teams court hearings	Department	Published Jun 5, 2025	Assessment reviewed Oct 30, 2026	Still applicable	Overall signal Uninvited Notetaker: Raised as a concern Privacy & Consent: Raised as a concern
Waging war against OtterID dc-13 \| Communities & Q&A Forums	www.reddit.com/r/sysadmin/comments/1ka1cct/waging_war_against_otter/	balladmachine, IT administrator, r/sysadminself-described: Tenant where some users have approved Otter use cases	IT & leadership	Published Apr 28, 2025	Assessment reviewed Oct 30, 2026	Still applicable	Overall signal IT Control: Raised as a concern
Comment on: Waging war against OtterID dc-14 \| Communities & Q&A Forums	www.reddit.com/r/sysadmin/comments/1ka1cct/waging_war_against_otter/mpjn0tv/	boredinballard, IT administrator, r/sysadminself-described: One user's Otter account in the tenant	IT & leadership	Published Apr 28, 2025	Assessment reviewed Oct 30, 2026	Still applicable	Overall signal IT Control: Raised as a concern
Transcribing services?ID dc-12 \| Communities & Q&A Forums	www.reddit.com/r/Journalism/comments/1k0zqy2/transcribing_services/	Popcornmachine111, Journalist, r/Journalismself-described: Interview transcription	Individual user	Published Apr 17, 2025	Assessment reviewed Oct 30, 2026	Still applicable	Overall signal Price & Minute Caps: Raised as a concern
Can Granola's AI meeting notes eat bigger apps for breakfast?ID l3b-06 \| Blogs, Reviews & Organization Pages	www.upstartsmedia.com/p/granola-ai-meeting-notes-eat	Alex Konrad, founder and editor of Upstarts MediaUpstarts Media's newsroom testing Granola on an interview while Otter ran as its backup recorder	Department	Published Apr 2, 2025	Assessment reviewed Oct 30, 2026	Still applicable	Overall signal Searchable Record: Positive Transcript Accuracy: Raised as a concern
Comment on: How are you handling the flood of AI tool requests (Otter.ai, Fixer.ai, etc) in your org?ID dc-11 \| Communities & Q&A Forums	www.reddit.com/r/ITManagers/comments/1jnk7tm/how_are_you_handling_the_flood_of_ai_tool/mkkprg7/	grepzilla, IT manager, r/ITManagersself-described: Organization that supports Copilot and keeps Otter out	IT & leadership	Published Mar 30, 2025	Assessment reviewed Oct 30, 2026	Still applicable	Overall signal Policy before adoption Should people send Otter's notetaker into meetings, or keep notetakers out?: Keep notetakers out
Best AI Note-Taking App That Works with Headphones?ID dc-10 \| Communities & Q&A Forums	www.reddit.com/r/projectmanagement/comments/1jgkz96/best_ai_notetaking_app_that_works_with_headphones/	Berttbruno, r/projectmanagement posterself-described: Company that does not allow meeting bots	Individual user	Published Mar 21, 2025	Assessment reviewed Oct 30, 2026	Still applicable	Overall signal Live Transcription: Mixed or negative
Mississippi State University Blocks Third Party AI Services for Enhanced SecurityID s3-02 \| Blogs, Reviews & Organization Pages	servicedesk.its.msstate.edu/TDClient/45/Portal/KB/ArticleDet?ID=2129	Mississippi State University Information Technology Servicesself-described: University Microsoft Teams tenant	Organization-wide	Published Mar 11, 2025	Assessment reviewed Oct 30, 2026	Still applicable	Overall signal Uninvited Notetaker: Raised as a concern Privacy & Consent: Raised as a concern IT Control: Discussed without concern Policy before adoption Should people send Otter's notetaker into meetings, or keep notetakers out?: Keep notetakers out
Comment on: Please Stop Inviting AI Notetakers to MeetingsID dc-08 \| Communities & Q&A Forums	news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43054512	kajecounterhack, Hacker News commenterself-described: Own calendar	Individual user	Published Feb 15, 2025	Assessment reviewed Oct 30, 2026	Still applicable	Overall signal Uninvited Notetaker: Raised as a concern
Audio transcription software with greater privacy than otterAI?ID dc-09 \| Communities & Q&A Forums	www.reddit.com/r/Journalism/comments/1iq8fjy/audio_transcription_software_with_greater_privacy/	abundanceofnothing77, Journalist, r/Journalismself-described: Long-form and investigative interviews	Individual user	Published Feb 15, 2025	Assessment reviewed Oct 30, 2026	Still applicable	Overall signal Live Transcription: Positive Privacy & Consent: Raised as a concern
Comment on: Otter.ai rantID dc-07 \| Communities & Q&A Forums	www.reddit.com/r/sysadmin/comments/1i3rsds/otterai_rant/mchc6sf/	Shaina_Dubs, r/sysadmin commenterself-described: Signed up for one meeting	Individual user	Published Feb 13, 2025	Assessment reviewed Oct 30, 2026	Still applicable	Overall signal Privacy & Consent: Raised as a concern
Transcription servicesID dc-05 \| Communities & Q&A Forums	www.reddit.com/r/Journalism/comments/1ic2ktp/transcription_services/	GeekyBibliophile, Journalist in Canada, r/Journalismself-described: Interview transcription	Individual user	Published Jan 28, 2025	Assessment reviewed Oct 30, 2026	Still applicable	Overall signal Live Transcription: Positive Voice Notes & Interviews: Positive
Comment on: Transcription servicesID dc-06 \| Communities & Q&A Forums	www.reddit.com/r/Journalism/comments/1ic2ktp/transcription_services/m9nkrxq/	DepartmentofNothing, Journalist, r/Journalismself-described: A newsroom about to drop Otter	Department	Published Jan 28, 2025	Assessment reviewed Oct 30, 2026	Still applicable	Overall signal Live Transcription: Positive Should people send Otter's notetaker into meetings, or keep notetakers out?: Keep notetakers out
Comment on: Otter.ai rantID dc-04 \| Communities & Q&A Forums	www.reddit.com/r/sysadmin/comments/1i3rsds/otterai_rant/m7zq1zf/	slippery_hemorrhoids, IT administrator, r/sysadminself-described: The organization's software blacklist	IT & leadership	Published Jan 19, 2025	Assessment reviewed Oct 30, 2026	Still applicable	Overall signal Privacy & Consent: Raised as a concern Should people send Otter's notetaker into meetings, or keep notetakers out?: Keep notetakers out
Otter.ai rantID dc-02 \| Communities & Q&A Forums	www.reddit.com/r/sysadmin/comments/1i3rsds/otterai_rant/	Neither-State-211, IT administrator, r/sysadminself-described: Meetings where outside attendees bring Otter	IT & leadership	Published Jan 17, 2025	Assessment reviewed Oct 30, 2026	Still applicable	Overall signal Uninvited Notetaker: Raised as a concern
Comment on: Otter.ai rantID dc-03 \| Communities & Q&A Forums	www.reddit.com/r/sysadmin/comments/1i3rsds/otterai_rant/m7poifn/	Chaucer85, IT administrator, r/sysadminself-described: The company's Microsoft 365 tenant	IT & leadership	Published Jan 17, 2025	Assessment reviewed Oct 30, 2026	Still applicable	Overall signal IT Control: Raised as a concern Policy before adoption Should people send Otter's notetaker into meetings, or keep notetakers out?: Keep notetakers out
Otter / speaknotes / godmodemeetings / ...ID dc-01 \| Communities & Q&A Forums	www.reddit.com/r/ChatGPT/comments/1i0gd6h/otter_speaknotes_godmodemeetings/	wetfart_3750, r/ChatGPT posterself-described: Business meetings recorded from a phone or browser	Individual user	Published Jan 13, 2025	Assessment reviewed Oct 30, 2026	Still applicable	Overall signal Live Transcription: Positive Price & Minute Caps: Discussed without concern
PricingID pd-01 \| Product Documentation	otter.ai/pricing	Otter.aiOfficial Otter documentation	Not counted (documentation)	No date stated	Documentation checked Oct 12, 2026	Current	Verification only
Privacy Policy (effective June 16, 2026)ID pd-02 \| Product Documentation	otter.ai/privacy-policy	Otter.aiOfficial Otter documentation	Not counted (documentation)	No date stated	Documentation checked Oct 12, 2026	Current	Verification only
Terms of Service (effective September 19, 2025)ID pd-03 \| Product Documentation	otter.ai/terms-of-service	Otter.aiOfficial Otter documentation	Not counted (documentation)	No date stated	Documentation checked Oct 12, 2026	Current	Verification only
Otter Notetaker OverviewID pd-04 \| Product Documentation	help.otter.ai/hc/en-us/articles/4425393298327-Otter-Notetaker-Overview	Otter.aiOfficial Otter documentation	Not counted (documentation)	No date stated	Documentation checked Oct 12, 2026	Current	Verification only
Recording Permissions with OtterID pd-05 \| Product Documentation	help.otter.ai/hc/en-us/articles/39339238308503-Recording-Permissions-with-Otter	Otter.aiOfficial Otter documentation	Not counted (documentation)	No date stated	Documentation checked Oct 12, 2026	Current	Verification only
Enforce pre-meeting recording notificationsID pd-06 \| Product Documentation	help.otter.ai/hc/en-us/articles/13353091821591-Enforce-pre-meeting-recording-notifications	Otter.aiOfficial Otter documentation	Not counted (documentation)	No date stated	Documentation checked Oct 12, 2026	Current	Verification only
Automatically add Otter Notetaker to your meetingsID pd-07 \| Product Documentation	help.otter.ai/hc/en-us/articles/13674910923671-Automatically-add-Otter-Notetaker-to-your-meetings	Otter.aiOfficial Otter documentation	Not counted (documentation)	No date stated	Documentation checked Oct 12, 2026	Current	Verification only
Manage auto-share settingsID pd-08 \| Product Documentation	help.otter.ai/hc/en-us/articles/20424842990999-Manage-auto-share-settings	Otter.aiOfficial Otter documentation	Not counted (documentation)	No date stated	Documentation checked Oct 12, 2026	Current	Verification only
Otter Desktop App (Mac & Windows)ID pd-09 \| Product Documentation	help.otter.ai/hc/en-us/articles/35973988280215-Otter-Desktop-App-Mac-Windows	Otter.aiOfficial Otter documentation	Not counted (documentation)	No date stated	Documentation checked Oct 12, 2026	Current	Verification only
Provide feedback to OtterID pd-10 \| Product Documentation	help.otter.ai/hc/en-us/articles/25352082563863-Provide-feedback-to-Otter	Otter.aiOfficial Otter documentation	Not counted (documentation)	No date stated	Documentation checked Oct 12, 2026	Current	Verification only
Enterprise Admin Controls OverviewID pd-11 \| Product Documentation	help.otter.ai/hc/en-us/articles/13352505516695-Enterprise-Admin-Controls-Overview	Otter.aiOfficial Otter documentation	Not counted (documentation)	No date stated	Documentation checked Oct 12, 2026	Current	Verification only
Set a custom Data Retention policyID pd-12 \| Product Documentation	help.otter.ai/hc/en-us/articles/19500988656279-Set-a-custom-Data-Retention-policy	Otter.aiOfficial Otter documentation	Not counted (documentation)	No date stated	Documentation checked Oct 12, 2026	Current	Verification only
Delete a conversationID pd-13 \| Product Documentation	help.otter.ai/hc/en-us/articles/360047733414-Delete-a-conversation	Otter.aiOfficial Otter documentation	Not counted (documentation)	No date stated	Documentation checked Oct 12, 2026	Current	Verification only
Conversation, import, and app limits on the Basic free planID pd-14 \| Product Documentation	help.otter.ai/hc/en-us/articles/360047538094-Conversation-import-and-app-limits-on-the-Basic-free-plan	Otter.aiOfficial Otter documentation	Not counted (documentation)	No date stated	Documentation checked Oct 12, 2026	Current	Verification only
Supported languagesID pd-15 \| Product Documentation	help.otter.ai/hc/en-us/articles/360047247414-Supported-languages	Otter.aiOfficial Otter documentation	Not counted (documentation)	No date stated	Documentation checked Oct 12, 2026	Current	Verification only
HIPAA \| Otter.aiID pd-16 \| Product Documentation	help.otter.ai/hc/en-us/articles/33975072019991-HIPAA-Otter-ai	Otter.aiOfficial Otter documentation	Not counted (documentation)	No date stated	Documentation checked Oct 12, 2026	Current	Verification only
Disable Speaker LearningID pd-17 \| Product Documentation	help.otter.ai/hc/en-us/articles/40643231903639-Disable-Speaker-Learning	Otter.aiOfficial Otter documentation	Not counted (documentation)	No date stated	Documentation checked Oct 12, 2026	Current	Verification only
Otter MCP ServerID pd-18 \| Product Documentation	help.otter.ai/hc/en-us/articles/35287607569687-Otter-MCP-Server	Otter.aiOfficial Otter documentation	Not counted (documentation)	No date stated	Documentation checked Oct 12, 2026	Current	Verification only
Otter.ai Public APIID pd-19 \| Product Documentation	help.otter.ai/hc/en-us/articles/36130822688279-Otter-ai-Public-API	Otter.aiOfficial Otter documentation	Not counted (documentation)	No date stated	Documentation checked Oct 12, 2026	Current	Verification only
Otter.ai Trust CenterID pd-20 \| Product Documentation	trust.otter.ai/	Otter.aiOfficial Otter documentation	Not counted (documentation)	No date stated	Documentation checked Oct 12, 2026	Current	Verification only

Monique Hennink and colleagues, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University

newtothis30394, Journalist, r/Journalism

StoriesWeTell_, Member of a small research community

jMeister6, Reddit commenter who manages meeting tools for clients

Long_Experience_9377, Reddit commenter whose organization banned AI notetakers

VCU Technology Services, Virginia Commonwealth University Technology Services

Sarah Neal-Estes, News Director at WFYI

Don Vosburg, Academic Technologist, ITS at Carleton College

Virginia Tech Division of Information Technology and IT Security Office

Somphone Eno, Assistive Technology Manager at UC Irvine Disability Services Center

theimaginaryc, Reddit commenter in IT

Adi Abhyankar, Solutions Developer in Engineering Technical Services at Arizona State University

PimpZilla747, Reddit commenter in IT

Reviewer on TrustRadius (Account Manager, marketing and advertising company), Account Manager in Sales at a marketing and advertising company with 51-200 employees

jabroni_salad, Hacker News commenter who manages Microsoft 365 for clients

neihn, IT administrator, r/sysadmin

SM Akramul Kabir, Research Fellow in the Department of Psychological Medicine at University of Otago

xbullet, Reddit commenter in IT

FlailingHose, IT provider managing Microsoft 365 for clients

Jeff-J777, Reddit commenter in IT

burnte, Reddit commenter in IT

Reg Jackson, Security Engineer in Governance and Risk Management at The Ohio State University

mrweasel, Hacker News commenter

edot, Hacker News commenter

mixduptransistor, IT administrator, r/sysadmin

Joyanta Kumer Sarker, Microsoft 365 tenant administrator

Prior_Jelly3926, Staff member in a U.S. state court system

balladmachine, IT administrator, r/sysadmin

boredinballard, IT administrator, r/sysadmin

Alex Konrad, founder and editor of Upstarts Media

grepzilla, IT manager, r/ITManagers

Mississippi State University Information Technology Services

DepartmentofNothing, Journalist, r/Journalism

slippery_hemorrhoids, IT administrator, r/sysadmin

Neither-State-211, IT administrator, r/sysadmin

Chaucer85, IT administrator, r/sysadmin

vveerrgg, X user

Build Fast with AI, X user

Sarah B., X user

Mike Sirius, X user

Robert Codes AI, X user

alexgoodhart, Hacker News commenter

James French, X user, self-described

dnohunter, Journalist, r/Journalism

oceeportal-droid, GitHub user

markhachman, Reddit commenter who writes about technology

Actual-Air-8792, Reddit commenter in journalism

Nathan Pinzon, X user

Ken Yeung, X user

Justin Rhedrick, X user

bemmyd, r/Journalism commenter

Big_Daddyy_6969, r/Journalism poster

bitter_cappucino, Journalist, r/Journalism

VisibleCry15, Reddit poster who transcribes interviews

MP315, Reddit commenter who hosts meetings

aumiom, r/sales commenter

fantasizr, Hacker News commenter

Zack Proser, applied AI engineer at WorkOS

Nazme_m3, Podcaster, r/podcasting

David Alex, YouTube creator who reviews business software

datura_mon_amour, r/ChatGPT commenter

jaredwaxman, Hacker News commenter building CRM automations

Will Handley, cosmologist and astrostatistician at the University of Cambridge

Pitiful-Impression70, r/productivity commenter

AMJStepMom, r/productivity poster

Reviewer on TrustRadius (Director of IT, biotechnology company), Director in Information Technology at a biotechnology company with 10, 001+ employees

Friction_in_the_air, Investigative journalist, r/Journalism

Tooltester, YouTube channel that tests business software

Oliver Gritz, Microsoft Teams user

PlusPresentation680, Journalist, r/Journalism

marymonstera, Remote journalist, r/Journalism

Joseph Albon, Microsoft Teams user

gwenwynwyn550, r/productivity poster

Available-Weekend-73, r/productivity commenter

boothby, Hacker News commenter

athenot, Hacker News commenter

Confiks, Hacker News commenter in Europe

cj, Hacker News commenter

nearysvoice, Hacker News commenter with no Otter account

Baffled-Goose, Journalist, r/Journalism