Sam Liang

Sam Liang, Co-founder and CEO of Otter.ai, previously developed the 'blue dot' for Google Maps. In this conversation, he shares how Otter evolved from a simple transcription tool to an AI-driven meeting agent. Sam discusses the necessity of capturing meeting data to improve ROI and prevent knowledge loss. He introduces the Otter Workspace, which organizes meetings like Slack channels and explains how AI can proactively contribute during calls. The importance of privacy controls and the technical challenges of voice understanding are also key highlights of their chat.