Google Foresight Transcribes Meetings Offline on Mac — SkimNews
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- Google AI Edge Foresight transcribes meetings and audio files entirely offline, free to use, and runs on macOS using the company's on-device EmbeddingGemma 2 model.
- The app summarizes meetings while letting users jot shorthand bullet points, which it transforms into "polished notes" based on the transcript.
- Foresight includes a built-in assistant that answers questions about what was heard and can reference connected local files when responding.
- Google says users' files, meeting audio, and notes "never leave your computer," making the app stand out from cloud-dependent competitors.
- The app is currently optimized only for Macs with Apple Silicon and competes with AI note-taking tools like Granola and Wispr Flow.
Why it matters: Foresight's on-device architecture directly addresses the privacy and compliance concerns that have kept many organizations off AI note-takers, since Google confirms all audio, notes, and referenced files stay local. By entering a space already populated by Granola and Wispr Flow, Google differentiates on data handling rather than features — a positioning that could appeal to legal, healthcare, and enterprise users barred from uploading sensitive conversations to the cloud.
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