Interesting Insights about Tech and Diversity from an Ostrich Meeting

True story.

Quick Recap. Lee-Anne had a conversation with an individual named Ostrich, where they confirmed their ability to hear each other.

The above is from a Zoom AI companion meeting summary

If you have your AI companion turned on, wondrous things happen in Zoom.  

You’ll get an automatic summary of your meeting, and if people join your meeting late, they can even ask it for an update.

(If you’re using Microsoft Teams, you’ll find the feature called Intelligent Recap.)

What AI companion doesn’t do so well is record names that are not commonly heard in North American or European English.

So while I can assure you that I regularly meet with fascinating and diverse people,  I can also assure you that on that day I was not, alas, meeting with an ostrich.

This, as you can imagine,  ended up being a great example of diversity, equity, and inclusion.

Tech tools can be fabulous annnnd they have their foibles

Make sure you check them for accuracy and inclusion.

Oh and in case you’re curious. The person I was meeting with was named Dionysia.

Now go on and learn, laugh, and lead

Learn

• Check out the Zoom AI Companion features.

Laugh

• What do you get when you combine high tech with a whole lot of dental work? A funny fail.

Lead

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