Lebanon ZBA tests AI transcript generation during meeting

During the Aug. 3 meeting, a board member noted that the meeting was one of the first instances the ZBA would pilot an AI-generated transcript service as a supplement to minutes and video. The staff member said the AI transcript was being produced in addition to the normal minutes and video, and that the pilot may become standard practice for future meetings.

The board asked staff to monitor the experiment and to circulate results; the comment was made as an administrative aside and did not affect any substantive hearing. "We're under an AI... the transcript is being created of this evening's meeting," a board member said, noting the experiment and advising the board to treat the transcript as complementary to the formal record.