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title: "How to Prevent and Remove Unapproved (AI) Apps and Tools from Zoom Meetings"
canonical: "https://tech.calpoly.edu/space/CPKB/2636873729/How%20to%20Prevent%20and%20Remove%20Unapproved%20(AI)%20Apps%20and%20Tools%20from%20Zoom%20Meetings"
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## How To Prevent AI Tools from Joining Your Zoom Meeting:

### Turn On the Waiting Room Feature 

1. Sign In to your <u>[ Zoom Account](https://calpoly.zoom.us/)</u>, go to **Settings -> Meeting -> Security**
2. Toggle on the **Waiting Room** feature


### Block Specific Domains 

1. Sign in to your <u>[ Zoom Account](https://calpoly.zoom.us/)</u>, go to **Settings -> Meeting -> Security**
2. Turn on **Block users in specific domains from joining meetings and webinars.**
3. **Add** These Domains to the **Block List:** Read.ai, Fireflies.ai, Fathom.video
4. Click **Save**.

![Toggle button, AI domains and Save button outlined in green.](media://a6f305b9-d407-4843-9582-9163fe996a1f)


### Only Allow Authenticated Users 

1. In your <u>[Zoom account](https://calpoly.zoom.us/)</u>, go to **Settings -> Meeting -> Security**
2. Toggle On **Only authenticated meeting participants and webinar attendees can join the meetings and webinars **feature.

![Only Allow Authenticated Users toggle button outlined in green.](media://61dd136b-7609-4966-a543-6f0d1576f0e8)


## How to Remove AI Tools During a Meeting

### Decline Recording Access  

1. If prompted by an AI tool, **decline recording access**.

![decline button outlined in green.](media://c64f7a7a-50d3-41fd-aa54-779b8ac01912)


### Move AI Users to the Waiting Room 

1. Click the **three dots **in the right corner of the **AI Tool** (e.g., Read.ai , Fireflies.ai , Fathom)
2. Choose **Put in Waiting Room**.
  

### Remove AI Participants 

1. Click the **three dots **in the right corner of the **AI Tool** (e.g., http://Read.ai , http://Fireflies.ai , Fathom)
2. Choose **Remove**

![Three dots and Remove outlned in green.](media://e3601f84-782d-4557-9fca-eee32bbd31f4)