Read AI launches an email-based ‘digital twin’ to help you with schedules and answers
The AI assistant handles meeting coordination and answers questions using your company's knowledge base, available now to 5M users.
Read AI, the meeting notetaking platform with over 5 million monthly active users, has launched a new AI assistant called Ada. Positioned as a 'digital twin,' Ada operates primarily through email, where users can configure it by sending a message to ada@read.ai. The assistant's core functions include managing schedules, autonomously coordinating meeting times by replying in email threads, and answering questions by pulling from a connected company knowledge base, prior meeting topics, and public internet searches. According to CEO David Shim, the system builds a contextual knowledge graph from meeting data rather than relying on Model Context Protocols (MCPs), aiming for more personalized and relevant assistance. The company, which has raised $81 million, sees 50,000 daily sign-ups and plans to grow its user base to 10 million.
Technically, Ada is designed to handle tasks proactively while maintaining privacy—it does not reveal sensitive meeting details during scheduling. For example, if a follow-up task is mentioned in a meeting, Ada can prompt the user to schedule it with relevant context. The assistant also drafts email responses for user approval before sending. Read AI's VP of Product, Justin Farris, emphasized that Ada will take on more autonomous actions over time as it learns from connected services. The launch reflects a broader trend in the AI meeting tools space, where competitors like Granola and Quill are also developing automation features. Read AI plans to expand Ada's availability to Slack and Microsoft Teams soon, further integrating the assistant into daily workflows.
- Users activate Ada by emailing ada@read.ai; it coordinates meetings via email threads without revealing private calendar details.
- The assistant answers questions using a company knowledge base, prior meeting data, and web searches, drafting responses for user approval.
- Read AI has 5M monthly active users, sees 50K daily sign-ups, and has raised $81M in funding, with Slack/Teams integration coming soon.
Why It Matters
Automates time-consuming email coordination and internal Q&A, acting as a proactive assistant that learns from company context to handle routine tasks.