auto-generates channel recaps<\/a> to give people key highlights of stuff they missed while away from the keyboard or smartphone, for keeping track of important work stuff and office in-jokes. Slack says the algorithm that generates these recaps is smart enough to pull content from the various topics discussed in the channel. This means that you\u2019ll get a paragraph on how plans are going for Jenny\u2019s cake party in the conference room and another on sales trends or whatever.<\/p>\nThere\u2019s something similar available for threads, which are smaller conversations between one or a few people. The tool will recap any of these threads into a short paragraph. Customers can also opt into a daily recap for any channel or thread, delivered each morning.<\/p>\n
Another interesting feature is conversational search. The various Slack channels stretch on forever and it can be tough to find the right chat when necessary. This allows people to ask questions using natural language, with the algorithm doing the actual searching.<\/p>\n
These tools aren\u2019t just for English speakers, as Slack AI now offers Japanese and Spanish language support. Slack says it\u2019ll soon integrate some of its most-used third-party apps into the AI ecosystem. To that end, integration with Salesforce\u2019s Einstein Copilot is coming in the near future.<\/p>\n
It remains to be seen if these tools will actually be helpful or if they\u2019re just more excuses to put the letters \u201cAI\u201d in promotional materials. I\u2019ve been on Slack a long time and I haven\u2019t encountered too many scenarios in which I\u2019d need a series of auto-generated recaps, as longer conversations are typically relegated to one-on-one meetings, emails or video streams. However, maybe this will change how people use the service.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Slack just rolled out its AI tools to all paying users, after releasing them to a select subset of customers earlier this year. The company\u2019s been teasing these features since last year and, well, now they\u2019re here. The AI auto-generates channel recaps to give people key highlights of stuff they missed while away from the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":4853,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[138,729,228,48,95,1864],"tags":[143,731,232,59,101,1865],"yoast_head":"\n
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