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Summary

Building a Google Meet bot capable of recording and transcribing meetings is a complex task due to challenges like circumventing Google's anti-bot mechanisms and managing audio without a sound card. This process involves using Docker, an undetectable Chrome driver, and PulseAudio for creating virtual audio inputs. The bot, developed by the tech team, operates in a containerized environment, employing Selenium for web automation and FFmpeg for recording, while leveraging the Gladia API for transcription. Key steps include setting environment variables, using asynchronous functions for Google sign-in, and managing video capture through virtual interfaces. The bot aims to simplify remote meeting management by automating recording and transcription, and offers an alternative to Google Meet's native transcription services, which are often slow and inaccurate. For those who prefer not to build a bot from scratch, the platform Recall offers a unified API for meeting bots across various platforms, including Google Meet.