Top 3 AI tools: Meeting Assistant (2026)

Microsoft Copilot is an AI-powered assistant integrated with Microsoft 365 applications like Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams, and more. It enhances productivity by helping users create, edit, and analyze content, automate tasks, and generate insights based on data, all within familiar tools.

• Generative AI for content creation in Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook
• Data analysis and visualization in Excel
• Automated task management in Microsoft Teams

Granola is an AI meeting notepad built by the London-based startup of the same name, valued at $1.5 billion in 2026. The app captures audio directly from your computer, with no visible bot in the call, then merges your raw notes with the transcript to produce polished meeting summaries. This discretion, along with the central role given to your own notes, sets it apart from traditional meeting recorders.

• Discreet transcription via your computer's audio, with no bot joining your Zoom, Meet or Teams calls
• Merges your raw notes with the transcript into a polished summary
• AI chat to query a single meeting or your entire history, with citations

Kin is a privacy-focused personal AI assistant designed to support users in both their personal and professional lives. It offers emotionally intelligent interactions, advanced memory capabilities, and ensures data privacy by storing information locally on the user's device.

• Semantic and episodic memory for personalized interactions
• Local data storage ensuring user privacy
• Customizable tone and behavior settings