Due to security and privacy concerns, the Information Security and Policy Office, in coordination with the CIO and campus IT leadership, has decided to block the Otter.AI mobile application through Office 365. We have already blocked new sign-ins and will be notifying existing users on Wednesday, July 5 and blocking it for them Thursday, July 6. 

To be clear, this isn't a prohibition on the use of generative AI, but rather due to the techniques and processes this application used to access, store, and process institutional data. Otter.AI is an application that joins online meetings and uses AI to write automatic meeting notes with real-time transcription, recorded audio, automated slide capture, and automated meeting summaries.  The problematic behavior is the way Otter.AI tries to get people to sign-up for the service, often without clear understanding from people using the app. Also problematic is that it can be used without others in the meeting knowing.