Microsoft Teams has a slightly creepy new feature which will watch and listen to your meetings but thankfully only if you let it

Date:
Thu, 02 Jul 2026 10:00:00 +0000

Description:
A new Microsoft Teams AI tool promises to help with knowledge gaps, but says it will have to listen and watch to all your meetings first.

FULL STORY ======================================================================Copy link Facebook X Whatsapp Reddit Pinterest Flipboard Threads Email Share this article 0 Join the conversation Follow us Add us as a preferred source on Google Newsletter Subscribe to our newsletter Microsoft Teams reveals more on new Facilitator AI tol Facilitator will monitor your Teams meetings and act
as a manager and assistant It can help fill in knowledge gaps, but raises concern over privacy Microsoft Teams is set to roll out Facilitator, a new AI-powered tool which will look to help better manage your calls, and fill in any potential knowledge gaps which pop up during a meeting.

However, in order to do so, the tool will need to be activated to listen and watch all of your meetings, so it knows when to interfere and chip in. This has already led some observers to worry about the tool's privacy and security limits, but Microsoft says the tool will be turned off by default, meaning users will actively have to switch it on. Latest Videos From Watch full video here: Bots in Teams We are introducing a new Microsoft Teams Facilitator capability that proactively detects and resolves knowledge gaps during meetings, an update on the company's admin portal noted .

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The company laid out a host of possible use cases where Facilitator may come in handy - such as monitoring an agenda in a meeting invite to help keep everyone on track, displaying the information in a sidebar. (Image credit: Microsoft) Facilitator can also start a timer to make sure everyone stays focused on the key points of an agenda, which can be lengthened, paused or reset depending on the need. Anyone joining the call late can ask the tool
for a quick summary of what has already been discussed, and quickly search
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It can also create a document based on a particular topic discussed during a call, helping kick-start a new project or brainstorm ideas, as helping you manage any action items assigned by capturing details in the Notes app.

For those on the move, Facilitator can also instantly capture, transcribe,
and organize in-person meeting notes, complete with speaker distinction and actionable recaps, directly from your mobile device.

Once a call is done, Facilitator can also review any content it generated during the meeting, which can be accessed in a separate recap menu, and
shared among participants.

Facilitator is in public preview for selected customers now - the company added that a Microsoft 365 Copilot license will be required to add
Facilitator to a meeting or turn it on during a meeting. However, any meeting participant (excluding external participants) can see all real-time updates
in Chat and Notes.

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