What is an AI assistant?
An AI assistant is a tool that uses artificial intelligence to understand natural language and help people complete tasks, find information, and make decisions faster.
It can automate workflows, summarize content, and retrieve information across multiple tools.
How does an AI assistant work?
AI assistants use natural language processing (NLP), machine learning, and connected data sources. When you ask a question, the assistant:
- Understands your intent
- Retrieves relevant information
- Generates an answer or performs an action
- Improves with use over time
Process Table
| Step | Description |
|---|---|
| NLP | Understands input text or voice |
| Intent detection | Identifies what the user wants |
| Data retrieval | Pulls information from tools or knowledge bases |
| Reasoning | Combines context + results |
| Response | Generates an answer or executes a task |
What can an AI assistant do?
AI assistants can help with:
- Answering questions
- Searching information
- Summarizing documents and conversations
- Drafting content
- Scheduling and reminders
- Automating workflows
- Recommending actions or resources
How is an AI assistant different from a chatbot?
Chatbots follow scripts. AI assistants understand context.
Differences Table
| Feature | Chatbot | AI Assistant |
|---|---|---|
| Scripted responses | Yes | No |
| Understands natural language | Limited | Strong |
| Uses real data sources | Rare | Common |
| Performs multi-step tasks | No | Yes |
| Learns from context | Minimal | Extensive |
How are AI assistants used in daily work?
Common use cases include:
- Searching company knowledge
- Drafting emails or documents
- Summarizing threads, meetings, and reports
- Onboarding employees
- Answering HR or IT questions
- Preparing for customer calls
- Researching accounts or projects
Are AI assistants safe?
Most AI assistants use encryption, access controls, and secure architectures.
Enterprise-grade assistants respect existing data permissions and do not train global models on your content.
Do AI assistants replace jobs?
No. AI assistants handle repetitive tasks, but humans remain essential for judgment, creativity, relationship-building, and decision-making. AI supports productivity rather than replacing roles.
Why are AI assistants becoming important now?
Companies have more information spread across more tools.
AI assistants help workers find answers faster, reduce time spent searching, and improve productivity across teams.
What should I look for in a good AI assistant?
Evaluation Criteria
| Category | What to Look For |
|---|---|
| Accuracy | Uses your data + understands context |
| Integrations | Connects to your tools |
| Security | Enterprise access controls, SSO, compliance |
| Speed | Fast search + fast generation |
| Source verification | Links back to documents |
| Adaptability | Works across teams and workflows |
What is the GoSearch AI Assistant?
The GoSearch AI Assistant connects to your company’s tools and data, performs real-time search, and gives employees contextual, secure answers backed by verifiable sources.
How does GoSearch work?
GoSearch combines:
- Real-time enterprise search
- AI reasoning
- Connectors to all your tools
- Permission-aware data access
When users ask a question, GoSearch retrieves live information and generates sourced answers.
GoSearch Workflow
| Step | Description |
|---|---|
| Intent detection | Understand the user’s request |
| Live data search | Pull results across all connectors |
| Ranking | Score and prioritize relevant answers |
| AI reasoning | Combine results into a contextual answer |
| Verification | Provide sources the user can audit |
What makes GoSearch different from other AI assistants?
GoSearch Differentiators
| Area | GoSearch Strength |
|---|---|
| Real-time search | Always up-to-date results |
| Deep connectors | Integrations across the enterprise |
| Permissioning | Respects access controls automatically |
| Source-backed answers | Links to every data source |
| Analytics | Usage insights across teams |
| Enterprise-ready | SOC 2, SSO, audit logs |
What tools does GoSearch integrate with?
GoSearch connects to productivity, communication, engineering, sales, HR, IT, and support tools.
Connector Examples
| Category | Tools |
|---|---|
| Files & Docs | Google Drive, OneDrive, Notion |
| Communication | Gmail, Outlook, Slack |
| Engineering | GitHub, Jira, Confluence |
| Sales | Salesforce, HubSpot |
| HR | Workday, BambooHR |
| Support | Zendesk, Intercom |
To see the full list of over 100 connectors, click here.
How does GoSearch protect our data?
GoSearch follows enterprise security standards:
- SOC 2 Type II
- SSO (Okta, Azure AD)
- Permission-aware results
- Encryption (in transit and at rest)
- Zero training on customer data
- Audit logs and admin controls
Does GoSearch train AI models on our content?
No. Your data is never used to train external or shared models.
Your workspace is isolated and private.
What problems does the GoSearch AI Assistant solve?
- Information scattered across tools
- Time-consuming manual searches
- Slow onboarding
- Repetitive internal questions
- Hard-to-reach tribal knowledge
- Context switching across apps
How does GoSearch improve productivity?
Productivity Impact
| Task | Before GoSearch | After GoSearch |
|---|---|---|
| Searching across apps | Slow | Instant |
| Reading long content | Manual | AI summary |
| Onboarding | Weeks | Faster ramp-up |
| Answering internal questions | Repetitive | Automated |
Where do teams get the most value from GoSearch?
- Sales: account research, battlecards, email prep
- Support: faster responses, knowledge retrieval
- Engineering: search PRs, tickets, documentation
- HR: policy answers, onboarding workflows
- IT: troubleshooting support
- Marketing: research and competitive insights
- Leadership: analytics on search + AI usage
How long does it take to get started?
Most organizations start in minutes:
- Connect key tools
- Run first sync
- Invite teams
- Ask questions immediately
- Review analytics
Sign up for GoSearch today and start enjoying our free plan.
