Are AI summarization tools just overrated?

I posed this question to a friend, and honestly, his response didn’t surprise me. He said, “AI summarization tools just aren’t that useful.” He often misses meetings or workshops and relies on AI to draft meeting notes or summaries for him. At first, it seemed promising. But over time, he realized the summaries were mostly just “correct nonsense” – a rehash of the agenda, lacking depth, and often missing key points. I couldn’t agree more. I’ve had similar issues. After looking into most of the AI summarization tools on the market, I noticed something: these tools do the basics – they summarize, analyze, and create outlines quickly. But the real problem is, I just can’t trust the way they filter out irrelevant details while keeping the important ones. What an AI considers “important” or “accurate” often doesn’t align with my perspective – and sometimes it’s the other way around. But what about you? Have AI summarization tools actually been helpful to you, or do they just feel like a waste of time?