Meeting Recording Options for Zoom AI Companion

Zoom offers a number of options for recording a meeting. The table below lists and compares each recording option.

OptionOverviewBenefitsDrawbacksHow to Turn On This Option (Host Only)
TranscriptsProvides a text-only word-for-word transcript of your meeting.

You can generate a transcript from the following:

> Zoom AI Companion
> Part of a meeting recording
> From captions

If you are recording a meeting to the cloud, then a transcript will be generated automatically.

> Enables you to have a word-for-word record of what was said during the meeting.The transcript might have inaccuracies, so will need to be reviewed by the host before it’s sent to meeting attendees.To ensure that a transcript is generated for your meeting:

1. Go to the Georgetown Zoom web portal, then log in with your NetID and password.
2. Click Settings.
3. Click the Meeting tab.
4. Verify that the setting Create audio transcript is selected.
Meeting SummaryGenerates a detailed summary of your meeting discussions. The summary includes discussion topics, main points, and action items; get caught up on meeting content you might have missed; and ask questions related to your meeting.

The host can access the meeting summary from the Zoom web client, or via email sent to the host from Zoom.

Meeting hosts must inform participants that Zoom AI Companion will be used during this meeting. 

Zoom AI Companion Meeting Summary differs from a Zoom recording; Meeting Summary will need to be activated and deactivated separately from a recording.		The meeting summary will include discussion topics, main points, and action items.> Meeting summaries will not contain a full detailed account of the meeting.

> Meeting summaries might contain inaccuracies and ambiguous information. Therefore, it is highly recommended that hosts review and, if needed, edit the summary before sharing it with meeting participants.

> Hosts will need to verify certain Zoom settings before they can turn on meeting summary for their meeting.		To generate a meeting summary for your meeting:

1. Click the AI Companion button in the menu at the bottom of your Zoom window.
2. In the pop-up window, click Start.
RecordingGenerates an audio and video recording of your meeting. Includes any screen sharing, such as slide presentations.Gives you a full record of the meeting discussion.If Zoom AI Companion is running and you stop recording, then Zoom AI Companion will continue recording. To generate a recording:

1. From the meeting, click the More button.
2. Select Record from the menu.
3. Select whether you want to record to your computer or to the cloud. (Note: If you record to the cloud, Zoom will also automatically generate a transcript of the meeting.)