Ninety spent 1.5 years building Maz, an internal AI mentor bot
Mark Abbott · They make $30m per year selling software to the EOS community, Ninety CEO · Nov 19, 2024 · at 12:06
Mark Abbott, CEO of Ninety, explains his company's internal and product AI initiatives designed to improve workplace collaboration and reduce friction.
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“We're building out a mentor bot. I've been working on it for a year and a half now. It's name's Maz, and ultimately it's going to meet every one of our employees where they are.”
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