General Discussion

I can't imagine a scenario in which a casual coffee meeting turns into "let me use AI on our conversation."

I also disagree that there is any significant "cost" difference between recording on a conversation and using AI on a conversation. Tape recorders were old school when my boss used them more than a decade ago. Long before AI showed up on the scene, the cost of memory was so cheap that there were inexpensive recorders with virtually no limits on storage.

Finally - I'm surprised this is written by a journalist, who would be more likely the one to ask to use AI than those with whom she might be conversing.