Read AI launches Ada, an email-based digital twin for scheduling and writing

Read AI, the meeting notetaker with over 5 million monthly active users, launched Ada, an email-based AI assistant it describes as a “digital twin.” Ada manages schedules, answers questions based on a company’s knowledge base and prior meeting topics, and drafts email replies.

Context

Unlike many AI assistants that require dedicated apps or interfaces, Ada operates entirely through email. Users start by emailing “ada@read.ai” with “Get me started.” When someone asks Ada to schedule a meeting, it replies to the other person with available times. When questions come in via email thread, Ada prepares a draft response for the user to review and refine before sending.

Read AI plans to expand Ada to Slack and Teams. The company reports 50,000 sign-ups daily and a broader base of 100,000 users consuming its content like meeting summaries.

Why this matters for writers

Ada represents a trend toward AI assistants that handle the operational writing most professionals do daily: scheduling emails, information replies, and meeting follow-ups. For writers who spend significant time on administrative correspondence, tools like Ada address the lowest-value writing tasks first, freeing time for the writing that actually matters.