Zoom announced that its AI-powered avatars, which represent users in online meetings, will be available later this month. Additionally, the company is launching its AI Docs, Slides, and Sheets apps, an AI agent builder for non-technical users, and a voice translator for meetings. The productivity apps will be available as a preview in the spring.
The AI avatars, announced last year, are highly anticipated photorealistic versions that mimic users’ appearance, expressions, lip, and eye movements, useful when users aren’t “camera-ready.” They can be used in online meetings and the asynchronous video messaging product. Zoom is introducing deepfake detection technology to alert participants of possible impersonations.
Zoom’s new suite includes AI-powered office apps like AI Docs, Slides, and Sheets, enabling users to create document drafts, spreadsheets, or presentations from meeting transcripts and data. The AI Companion 3.0, launched recently for the web, is now on the desktop app, seeing a significant user increase in Q4 FY 2026.
Workvivo, Zoom’s employee communication app, will incorporate an AI assistant connecting to apps like Slack, Salesforce, and Jira, allowing users to query different knowledge bases. Many companies, including Canva and startups like Context, also focus on AI office software, with Slack integrating more AI features.
Zoom enables creating custom agents using natural language prompts across various surfaces, with users mentioning agents to complete tasks. Developers can utilize speech, vision, and language intelligence APIs, available on-prem or in the cloud. The chat experience is enhanced by AI-generated insights and thread summaries. Zoom will unify design across desktop, mobile, and web for seamless access to AI tools like notes, meeting questions, and transcriptions.