The AI sent meeting notes to everyone for a meeting that was cancelled

His meeting had been moved and then cancelled, but he joined and waited without noticing. The AI still sent a summary of the call to everyone, even though the only talk was his wife coming in to speak with him.

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How it works

His meeting is moved and cancelled but he joins and waits
His wife comes in and talks with him
He leaves once he notices the call was cancelled
The AI sends a summary of the call to everyone

Why it’s worth knowing

The meeting never happened and nobody else showed up, but the AI still wrote up the call and sent it to everyone.

Where it’s from

Summarized from a public post on bsky.app. See the original ↗

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