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Zoom Expands AI Companion to Microsoft Teams and Google Meet — A New Stage in Platform Evolution

News | 13.02.2026

Zoom Expands AI Companion to Microsoft Teams and Google Meet — A New Stage in Platform Evolution

Zoom is making a strategic move that reflects a new direction in corporate communications. AI Companion is expanding beyond Zoom’s native ecosystem and can now operate across Microsoft Teams and Google Meet — automatically capturing notes, documenting decisions, and generating follow-up actions regardless of where the meeting takes place.

Zoom Moves Beyond Its Own Platform

The corporate communications landscape has long evolved beyond single-platform environments. Most organizations rely on multiple meeting solutions depending on clients, partners, or internal workflows. This often leads to fragmented data, lost context, and increased complexity when managing meeting outcomes. As a result, cross-platform capability is quickly becoming not a competitive advantage, but a business necessity.

By extending AI Companion to third-party platforms, Zoom is positioning itself as a universal intelligence layer for workplace productivity — one that supports meetings regardless of the video conferencing service being used.

This signals platform maturity — and Zoom’s ambition to support the entire business communication lifecycle, from conversation to execution.

What Changes for Businesses

The core idea behind this update is simple: a meeting no longer ends when the call does. AI Companion helps transform conversations into structured action plans.

  • Automated notes — AI captures key points without manual effort.
  • Meeting summaries — teams receive clear, consolidated insights.
  • Next steps — decisions don’t get lost across emails or messaging apps.
  • A unified information space — materials from multiple platforms are centralized.

As a result, organizations can reduce operational overhead while improving execution quality.

AI Companion is part of Zoom Workplace — an enterprise collaboration platform designed to enhance team productivity and streamline business communications.

From an AI Feature to a Managed Workflow

While many platforms embed artificial intelligence, it often remains confined to a single product. Zoom’s approach is broader: AI Companion operates across environments, helping businesses maintain workflow continuity even in multi-platform settings.

For executives, this means greater visibility after meetings. For teams, less manual work. For organizations overall, a faster transition from discussion to decision-making.

In essence, Zoom is addressing one of the persistent challenges of modern business communication — the gap between agreement and execution.

Practical Value for Modern Organizations

A cross-platform AI assistant is particularly relevant for companies with hybrid teams, distributed offices, and extensive external collaboration.

  • Leaders gain a structured view of agreements.
  • Teams align faster after conversations.
  • Less time is spent on administrative tasks.
  • The risk of losing critical information is significantly reduced.

Looking ahead, capabilities like these may reshape how organizations manage meetings — making them more measurable and outcome-driven.

A Strategic Trend: AI Becomes a Workplace Standard

AI integration is rapidly shifting from innovation to baseline expectation. Businesses increasingly look to technology not just to support communication, but to actively improve productivity.

The expansion of AI Companion highlights a broader competitive shift — from video functionality toward platforms capable of managing organizational knowledge and workflow context.

Notably, Zoom is no longer competing solely as a video conferencing provider. The company is evolving toward a platform that helps organizations manage conversations, decisions, and institutional knowledge — regardless of where communication happens.

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