I’ve been wearing two AI recorders. Only one belongs near a client.

Fieldy and Plaud look like competitors. They’re doing different jobs, and for lawyers the difference isn’t about audio quality.

I’ve been wearing two AI recording devices side by side to see which one earns a permanent spot.

The Plaud is a meeting recorder. You start it, it captures audio, you get a transcript and a summary. The Fieldy is a small disc you wear on a lanyard or a wrist strap, and it’s always on. It tries to figure out on its own when a new conversation has started,…