Guide
Can an AI attend a meeting for you?
Yes, today, for the right meetings. Here's what it can do, what it shouldn't, and how to start without risking an awkward moment.
What an AI stand-in can do today
- Join a video call under a clear name, like "Alex's Clonzi (AI)"
- Listen to the whole call and stay quiet when nothing is for you
- Answer simple questions addressed to you, in your words
- Defer anything it isn't allowed to decide, and tell you
- Send you a debrief when the call ends
What it shouldn't do
- Pretend to be you. People should always know they're talking to an AI.
- Make commitments you didn't allow in advance.
- Replace you in meetings that need judgment on the spot: negotiations, hiring, hard conversations.
Which meetings to start with
Routine ones where you'd mostly answer a few questions: status updates, recurring syncs, calls in another time zone. Start in a mode where it drafts and you approve, so nothing is said without you.
What it sounds like
Design review
10:01Jordan
Alex, can we move the review to Thursday?
10:01Alex's Clonzi
Thursday works for Alex, any time after 2.
Allowed by the brief
10:02Jordan
And can we add two more screens?
10:02Alex's Clonzi
That's one for Alex. I'll check with him and come back to you today.
Deferred, flagged for Alex
How to tell people
Put one line in the invite: "My Clonzi (AI) may join this call for me and take notes." Most people are curious, not bothered, as long as it's open about what it is.