Apple Trials AI-Powered Live Notes for Genius Bar Conversations

Apple is piloting a feature called Live Notes in a limited number of Genius Bars that auto-records conversations, transcribes them, and uses AI to summarize the session. The program is opt-in for both staff and customers, and Apple says transcripts aren’t viewed by managers and audio isn’t saved currently. Workers are wary of potential surveillance, drawing comparisons to corporate monitoring tools in finance, even as Apple cites privacy commitments and recalls past Siri eavesdropping controversies.