Heads up! This feature is currently in Beta. To learn more, contact your CSM or our Sales Team.
Introduction
Live events are dynamic — but life happens. Attendees join a few minutes late, get pulled into a side conversation, or simply zone out momentarily. When that happens, they often lose the thread and disengage silently.
AI Catch Me Up Summaries gives attendees a lightweight, on-demand way to instantly recover context and jump back into the live experience — without rewinding, without waiting for a recording, and without disrupting anyone else.
What Is AI Catch Me Up Summaries?
AI Catch Me Up Summaries is a real-time AI feature that generates concise, accurate summaries of your live event session—on demand, at any point during the event.
When enabled, attendees see a Catch Up button inside the event. Clicking it surfaces a brief summary (3–5 bullet points) of what they missed—without interrupting the live stream.
Who Is This For?
| Persona | Problem | How This Helps |
|---|---|---|
| The Late Joiner | Joined mid-session and feels lost | Gets a summary of everything covered from session start-up to their join time |
| The Zoned-Out Attendee | Was present but lost focus briefly | Gets a rolling summary of the last few minutes |
How It Works for Attendees
Late Joiner Catch-Up
When an attendee joins after a session has started, a subtle Catch Me Up prompt appears in the event interface.
- Attendee joins the event after it has begun.
- The Catch Up button appears as a non-intrusive CTA.
- Attendee clicks the button.
- A concise summary of everything covered from session start to their join time appears in a side panel.
- Attendee dismisses the panel and returns to the live stream — now with full context.
Note
- The catch-up button is user-initiated only. It will never auto-pop or interrupt the live experience.
- The generated summary is cached for the next two minutes. Any other user who requests a summary during that time will receive the same one.
Zoned-Out Recovery
If an attendee has been present since the start, they can use the same Catch Up button at any point during the session to get a summary of the last few minutes.
- Attendee clicks Catch Up at any point during the event.
- A rolling summary of the last ten minutes appears in the panel.
- Attendee reviews the summary and dismisses—returning to live with full context.
The system automatically determines the right summary scope based on the attendee's context:
- Late joiner → summary from session start to now.
- Active attendee → summary of recent content
Step-by-Step Guide to Enabling AI Catch Me Up Summaries
The Catch Me Up can be enabled or disabled independently for each event—before the event or even during a live session. The following are the steps:
- Go to your event in Goldcast Studio.
- Open the Edit Event drawer.
- Navigate to the section.
- Toggle Catch Me Up ON or OFF independently.
- Save your settings.
You can return to these toggles at any time before or during a live event to adjust availability.
Note: To enable this feature, you must enable captions first. Make sure captions are on and that this isn’t a test event.
FAQs
Q1. Does the Catch Up button appear automatically for late joiners?
The button appears as a subtle, non-intrusive CTA — but it is never triggered automatically. Attendees always choose when to use it.
Q2. How long does it take to generate a summary?
Summaries are designed to appear in under three seconds. In the rare case of a delay, a loading state will be shown. If a summary isn't available (for example, the transcript hasn't built up enough content yet), a graceful fallback message will appear instead.
Q3. Can an attendee use Catch Up more than once during a session?
Yes. Attendees can click the button multiple times throughout the event to get updated summaries as the session progresses.
Q4. Can I turn these features off mid-event?
Yes. Organizers can toggle the feature on or off before and during a live event.
Q5. Are summaries stored or shared anywhere after the event?
Summaries generated during the session are not stored long-term.
Q6. Are the summaries accurate? What happens if the transcript is incomplete?
Summaries are generated strictly from the live transcript — the system does not add or infer information not spoken during the session. If the transcript is incomplete or too short to summarize, the system will show a fallback message rather than generating an inaccurate summary.
Need Help?
If you'd like to enable AI Catch Me Up Summaries for your events or have questions about the beta, reach out to your Goldcast Customer Success Manager or contact Goldcast Support.
