{"id":181236,"date":"2025-07-17T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-07-17T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/07\/17\/slack-bolsters-search-with-ai-adds-transcriptions-and-summaries-for-huddles-techcrunch\/"},"modified":"2025-07-17T12:00:00","modified_gmt":"2025-07-17T12:00:00","slug":"slack-bolsters-search-with-ai-adds-transcriptions-and-summaries-for-huddles-techcrunch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/07\/17\/slack-bolsters-search-with-ai-adds-transcriptions-and-summaries-for-huddles-techcrunch\/","title":{"rendered":"Slack bolsters search with AI, adds transcriptions and summaries for huddles | TechCrunch"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p id=\"speakable-summary\" class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As the race to bake in AI features into productivity apps intensifies, Slack is bolstering search on its app with AI features, adding transcription and summaries for huddles, and a way to see recaps of channels and threads.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Using AI, Slack now lets you search across channels as well as connected apps (like Google Drive, Salesforce and Teams) to surface relevant files and conversations. This feature will be available on Slack\u2019s Business and Enterprise plans.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><span class=\"wp-element-caption__text\">Image Credits: Slack<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The company is also using AI to bolster Huddles, the company\u2019s voice and video chat feature, with call transcriptions, summaries, and the app will automatically highlight key action items brought up in calls. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And to help users catch up on conversations, Slack will offer summaries of messages in a channel or thread if you were away.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The company said that it will roll out a way for users to get a summary of another user\u2019s profile, showing their role and recent work. There are also plans for a feature in the Activities tab that will surface action items when you\u2019re looking at a message mentioning you. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"466\" width=\"680\" src=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Slack_AI-action-items.jpg?w=680\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3028668\" srcset=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Slack_AI-action-items.jpg 1460w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Slack_AI-action-items.jpg?resize=150,103 150w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Slack_AI-action-items.jpg?resize=300,205 300w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Slack_AI-action-items.jpg?resize=768,526 768w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Slack_AI-action-items.jpg?resize=680,466 680w, 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https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Slack_AI-action-items.jpg?resize=708,485 708w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Slack_AI-action-items.jpg?resize=50,34 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><span class=\"wp-element-caption__text\">Image Credits: Slack<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Slack added that it is working on a feature that would let you use AI to explain a message in the context of the given conversation.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"466\" width=\"680\" src=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Slack_AI-message-explanations.jpg?w=680\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3028667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Slack_AI-message-explanations.jpg 1460w, 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