Zoom’s AI-powered workplace revolutionises team collaboration

Zoom, renowned for its video conferencing prowess, has unveiled its latest innovation– Zoom Workplace. This cutting-edge platform marks a significant stride in enhancing workspace communication and fostering seamless collaboration among teams. Powered by artificial intelligence (AI), Zoom Workplace integrates the prowess of its AI assistant, AI Companion, to introduce a host of novel features aimed at revolutionising the workplace communication landscape.

The focal point of Zoom Workplace lies in its endeavor to provide users with a unified interface, seamlessly amalgamating communication and collaboration tools to engender productivity enhancements and obliterate organisational silos.

Leveraging the AI Companion, users can now benefit from features like meeting summarization, chat composition, and email drafting, simplifying routine tasks and bolstering efficiency. The platform also introduces the “Ask AI Companion” feature, enabling users to solicit assistance for queries and basic task assignments, drawing insights from platform data, and selecting third-party applications.

Revamping the meeting experience comprehensively, Zoom introduces a revamped Meetings tab, complete with calendar integration and a comprehensive view encompassing the entire meeting lifecycle alongside shared files and pertinent information.

The meeting interface undergoes a facelift, offering a simplified toolbar, a dynamic multi-speaker view accentuating active participants, and a selection of four color themes for personalisation.

Moreover, Team Chat transcends its conventional role as a communication tool, morphing into a robust collaboration space where users can seamlessly access channel-related assets, whiteboards, and resources concurrently engaging in conversations and utilising collaborative tools.

Zoom’s integration spree extends to its ancillary services, notably Zoom Phone and employee engagement solution Workvivo, alongside the incorporation of Zoom Rooms.

Zoom Rooms, tailored for hybrid meetings, receives a slew of enhancements including the introduction of smart name tags, and simplifying participant identification during in-person meetings.

Set for release in April, Zoom Workplace will be available to paid subscribers at no additional cost, underscoring the company’s commitment to delivering value-driven solutions to its user base.

With its most affordable paid plan, Zoom Pro, priced at Rs. 13,200 per year, Zoom continues democratising access to cutting-edge collaboration tools, poised to redefine workplace communication paradigms.