AI recorders, and the subscription hiding inside the hardware
Plaud, Limitless and the rest: what you are actually buying when a device's intelligence lives on someone else's server.
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What the episode covers
We take apart the economics of AI voice recorders: why the free transcription allowance is always slightly too small, what happens to your audio after it leaves the device, and the three questions worth asking before buying any hardware whose useful function depends on a running subscription.
Running order
The device is not the product
Where the money in this category actually goes
Consent, in practice
Recording other people without making it weird or illegal
Worth your money
Who should buy one, and what to use instead
Read the written version
Plaud Note and NotePin: what an AI voice recorder actually buys you
A card-thin recorder, a phone-magnet mount and a transcription service with a monthly quota. The hardware is the easy part; the subscription is the decision.