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Meet Espa, a fresh take on AI assistants

Fast Company Tech Harry McCracken May 15, 2026
Meet Espa, a fresh take on AI assistants
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# Espa Brings Executive Assistant Powers to Everyone A new AI tool called Espa aims to do what only wealthy executives can usually afford: hire a personal assistant to manage your calendar, emails, and daily chaos. The service costs $25 a month and was created by entrepreneurs who realized that AI could democratize the kind of hands-on help that previously only executives had access to, potentially benefiting millions of busy professionals like journalists, real estate agents, and creators.

Hello again, and welcome back to Fast Company’s Plugged In. When the software engineer and entrepreneur Deon Nicholas was CEO of Forethought, a customer service automation platform, he had an executive assistant to manage the minutiae of his workday. Not surprisingly, he appreciated the help. “That

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