The New Skills Every Professional Needs in the AI Era
It’s not news anymore that AI is replacing our jobs. Goldman Sachs estimates that AI could automate up to 300 million full-time jobs globally. We introduce 6 skills in need in this AI era.
Read AI review
7.6/10★★★★★AI meeting assistant with summaries, transcripts, coaching metrics and search
- Best for
- Professionals who want notes plus engagement analytics and search across meetings, email and chat
- Price
- Freemium · from $15/month
Free: 5 meetings a month, up to 1 hour each - Platforms
- iOS, Android, Desktop app, Chrome extension, Zoom, Google Meet, Microsoft Teams
- Made by
- Read AI, Inc., Seattle, USA · since 2021
- App store ratings
- iOS 4.9★ (1K) · Android 4.8★ (2.3K)
What it is
Read AI joins Zoom, Teams and Google Meet calls, or records through its desktop and mobile apps, and produces reports with a summary, topics, action items and transcript. It adds engagement and sentiment metrics, a personal meeting coach, and search across meetings, email and messages.
Latest: Read AI became a Claude Connector in May 2026.
What the AI does
- Meeting reports with summary, topics and action items
- Live notes and metrics during meetings
- Personal meeting coach
- Search across meetings, email and messages
- Speaker-labelled transcripts with sentiment
- MCP server and Claude/ChatGPT connectors
Pros and cons
- Apps on Windows, Mac, iPhone, Android and Chrome
- Coaching and engagement metrics rivals lack
- Users opted out of model training by default
- Searches across meetings, email and messaging
- Free plan limited to 5 meetings a month
- Video playback only on pricier tiers
- Analysing participants' engagement raises privacy questions
How it scores
Broad features and app coverage; little independent accuracy testing, and the stingiest free tier here.
Feature checklist · 4 of 9
- Works without a bot joining the call (no)
- Works with Zoom, Google Meet and Microsoft Teams (yes)
- Captures in-person meetings (no)
- Live transcript or notes during the meeting (yes)
- Automatic summary with action items (yes)
- Ask AI questions about your meetings (yes)
- Customisable note templates or formats (no)
- Sends notes to a CRM or work apps (e.g. Salesforce, HubSpot, Slack, Notion) (no)
- Transcribes in many languages (30+) (no)
Alternatives
See all Read AI alternatives, ranked →
- Fathom 8.5/10Individuals and small teams who want a capable free notetaker without minute limits
- Granola 8.2/10People in back-to-back meetings who want their own notes enhanced, without a bot joining
- MeetGeek 8.2/10Small teams that want flexible capture options plus automation
- Fireflies.ai 8.0/10Teams that want searchable call records, analytics and CRM integrations at a low price