Apple Watch’s new feature listens to your chats and recaps them
Apple has introduced new audio intelligence features for the Apple Watch Series 12 and Ultra 4, including a meeting notetaker called Siri Recap. The feature uses ambient listening to summarize conversations while emphasizing user privacy.
Why it matters
The integration of always-on ambient listening in wearable devices highlights the growing ubiquity of AI-powered productivity tools and the associated privacy trade-offs.
Apple launched a meeting notetaker on Wednesday for the Apple Watch Series 12 and Ultra 4, one of a series of new audio intelligence features that can listen to sounds through your Apple Watch.
The feature, called Siri Recap, uses ambient listening to take high-level notes of your conversations, according to the company. Apple Intelligence will automatically generate a title, summary, and key points from the conversation, which can then be reviewed in the Siri app.
Apple said that you can choose to keep this feature always on, set up a schedule, or turn off completely.
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