All Those A.I. Note Takers? They’re Making Lawyers Very Nervous.

Jeffrey Gifford is a lawyer in San Antonio who specializes in corporate governance, securities and MA at the law firm Dykema. In the moments before virtual meetings begin, he doubles as a bouncer.

“Before the meeting even starts,” he told DealBook, “when I see that A.I. note taker pop up, I’ll just say: ‘Hey, Mike, Jim, Barbara, I see the A.I. note taker popped up. I’m going to turn it off and kick it out of the meeting.’”

This happens more and more. “Everybody and their mother is using these things,” Gifford said. “Executives are using them, boards are using them, nonexecutive businesspeople are using them.”

Productivity powered by artificial intelligence is all the rage. Skipping meetings and sending an A.I. note taker instead has been called “the latest office power move.” Wallet-size recorders that use A.I. to log live interactions have become a product category. And at least one C.E.O. has endorsed the idea of adding an A.I. board member. (Maybe one programmed to behave like Warren Buffett?)

Article source: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/09/business/dealbook/ai-notetakers-legal-risk.html