City eyes use of AI to transcribe certain meeting minutes

Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. Not altogether uncritically, City of Monticello officials are contemplating climbing aboard the artificial intelligence (AI) bandwagon, if on a limited, trial basis. On Tuesday evening, Nov. 4, City Manager Kurt Mackiewicz broached the idea to the Monticello City Council, suggesting that AI could possibly be used to transcribe the minutes of certain city board meetings. AI would not be used to transcribe the minutes of the city council meetings, he said, but