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Notes on private meeting transcription — bot-free AI notetakers, BYOK setups, and comparisons to what's on the market.
How to stop Otter, Fireflies, and Read.ai from joining your meetings
Step-by-step: identify the bots, remove them from calendar invites, block them at the meeting host level, and pick a replacement that doesn't need a bot in the first place.
Tactiq alternative that respects your API keys
Tactiq is the leading Chrome-extension notetaker for Google Meet, but it's cloud-only and gives you no control over the LLM stack. Here's a head-to-head with AI Assist for engineers and PMs who want BYOK.
Bring your own OpenAI + Anthropic key for meeting notes
What "BYOK" actually means for an AI notetaker — the cost math against Otter Business, why per-seat markups exist, and how to set up meeting notes that bill through accounts you already own.