Zoom video conferencing became an indispensable tool during the outbreak of the epidemic. In 2020, the stock price soared to $559, and then fell like a roller coaster to the pre-epidemic level of $58.
AI Companion: Artificial intelligence comprehensively upgrades conference experience
The newly launched AI Companion function includes AI assistant's automatic writing and generation of email drafts, AI's suggested reply messages, meeting minutes summary, tracking and management of project projects, group chats and other functions, which are said to allow work partners to increase work efficiency.
ASK AI Companion allows users to interact with AI assistants through the existing Zoom platform, and use AI assistants to help organize trivial work details and daily communication conversations.
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Zoom’s AI assistant function allows users to collect and organize information and meeting records of various groups. The video introduction on the official website also shows that the new artificial intelligence platform also has real-time multi-language translation and real-time subtitle functions. Projects can be created to organize and store calendars, meeting itineraries and key summaries.
AI Companion is like a virtual partner in a studio or an administrative secretary in a company. It can reserve meeting dates, record and store meeting minutes, and manage projects for clients and work teams. The application scenario is similar to the ChatGPT function, using machine learning to compose and communicate daily messages with the team, plus a meeting reservation function and Agile scheduling similar to Google Meet. In addition to the administrative assistant function, AI Companion also has an AI-generated image function that can instantly generate images to create presentations.
Zoom's transformation from a virtual video conferencing platform to an AI smart work platform is absolutely devastating for Google Meet, Slack and Go To Meeting. AI Companion seems to have a very simple interface and has more functions than the above-mentioned apps.
AI Companion’s Privacy and Security Statement
Zoom has a free version and an enterprise version. Both versions require users to agree to provide data to Zoom for machine learning use in the default terms. By using Zoom, users tacitly agree to have facial images, voice recordings, text conversation and other records provided to them free of charge. Zoom. AI Companion is currently "free to use" and appears to test the water temperature over a period of time.
Zoom positioning AI platform: a partner to assist corporate regulatory review work
In view of the previous concerns of the American community about Zoom's possible privacy infringement, Zoom took precautions against possible personal data leakage and information security concerns caused by AI Companion.
According to the disclaimer on Zoom’s official website, Zoom positions its AI artificial intelligence assistant as a tool to assist companies in internal and external communication, with human resources colleagues and marketing department partners as the primary target audience. The former needs to assess employee performance, while the latter often requires brainstorming various creative projects.
AI Companion uses machine learning and algorithms to examine issues on work projects. The AI assistant also serves as a due diligence tool (Due Diligence) and a real-time interpreter to translate languages in different regions in real time. The use of AI Companion is a good supervision solution for the increasing number of cross-border remote work. Employees do not enter the office to do work, and human resources can still monitor employees' work remotely, which can indeed intimidate employees who are accustomed to taking advantage of the situation.
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