RISMedia: Cloze Introduces Maia: Voice-Enabled AI Virtual Assistant

"Maia" turns plain-language commands into real-time actions across the Cloze platform and integrated applications

Meet Maia your voice- and text-driven AI virtual assistant that lives inside (and outside!) Cloze. Ask in plain English, and Maia follows through: Find, create, and update people and listings; capture notes and take action; draft emails and Canva materials, and so much more

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