Fathom adds a bot-less meeting mode in a bid to take on Granola

Fathom, an AI meeting transcription startup, has released a bot-less mode that transcribes and records meetings locally without requiring an AI assistant to join calls. The key differentiator is improved speaker diarization to accurately attribute quotes and reduce misattribution errors. The company is positioning against competitors like Granola, citing advantages in video recording and AI-powered meeting database querying.