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BY John Kell

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As AI notetakers increasingly join corporate meetings, Iceland is pitching a low-tech option. Meet the AI Knittaker, a local Icelandic artisan who listens to workplace calls and stitches a one-word summary of the discussion.

In this case, the AI stands for “Authentic Icelandic” knitters, a group of more than 20 crafters who offer a free bookable service. As part of a campaign introduced on Thursday by Visit Iceland, the knitters will join meetings via Google Meet link and humorously summarize corporate jargon like “pivot,” “align,” or “reset,” or even cruder terms like “WTF?,” in Icelandic wool.

When the online meeting ends, the employee who booked the service at AIKnittaker.com will receive a photograph of the knittaker holding the finished word, along with details about the artisan, their story, and the Icelandic region they call home.

Meeting organizers in the U.S.…