Cluely

Cluely is a clever AI for real-time conversation support that overlays your screen and listens to your calls. It then feeds you answers live across all the popular platforms — including Zoom, Google Meet, and Microsoft Teams — where it works without joining as a bot or requiring a screen share.

Sounds like cheating? Well, to be fair it could be used for that in interviews and we’ve read reports of people using Cluely for just that — some of which had major successes in that.

Alas, there were also users reporting problems, mostly with speed lags with responses taking 5-10 seconds. And that could easily kill a flow in a conversation. Also, as that’s usually the case with generative AI, answers can hallucinate.

Nevertheless, Cluely gets the job done for most people despite raising ethical concerns. In fact, it has been reported that schools and proctoring firms are building tools to detect Cluely on devices.

Some critics even say it chips away at trust and presence.

Still, Cluely managed to secure $5.3 million from VCs and 70k users within weeks. Its pitch is to serve as a sales copilot and/or a meeting wingman — yet its slogan is “Cheat on everything.” We don’t want to judge anyone here.

There are many different AI tools supporting online meetings — including Otter.ai, Dialpad, and Fireflies — but none is inviting users to cheat. Cluely has crafted a niche for itself with such an approach. Again, we can’t say we love it for that, but we also don’t hate it. It is up to everyone of us to decide whether to use a tool like Cluely or not.