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Slack Integrates AI Across Search and Huddles, Previews Contextual Tools

These updates introduce enterprise search across channels and apps alongside Huddles transcriptions that spotlight key action items.

Slack is one of the most popular productivity software tools for workers.
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Overview

  • Slack’s AI-powered cross-app Enterprise Search now scours channels and connected apps such as Google Drive, Salesforce and Teams for relevant files and conversations on Business and Enterprise plans.
  • Slack’s Huddles voice and video chats now include real-time transcriptions, summaries and automatic highlighting of key action items.
  • AI-generated channel recaps and thread summaries help users quickly catch up on conversations they missed.
  • Slack plans to roll out AI writing assistance in Canvas along with contextual message explanations and profile summaries later this year.
  • These AI tools require a paid Slack subscription, with higher tiers unlocking the most advanced features.