DePaul faculty and staff have the option to enable the AI Companion in Zoom meetings. The Zoom AI Companion will only be available if it is enabled by the meeting host. Those who don’t want to use the AI Companion simply don’t need to enable it.

The Zoom AI Companion offers a suite of features to enhance meetings and collaboration. The AI Companion can only be enabled by the host of the meeting, and attendees are notified via pop-up in the meeting.

At DePaul, confidentiality and privacy are taken seriously, and we are committed to safeguarding personal and institutional information. Before enabling the AI Companion feature, faculty and staff are encouraged to review this privacy and security information.

Please check out the Getting Started with Zoom AI Companion Features article to see all of the ways Zoom AI Companion can assist with task management and completion.

How to enable Zoom AI Companion for meetings:

1. Login to depaul.zoom.us.
2. On the left-hand menu, select Settings.
3. Select the AI Companion tab.
4. Since AI Companion is only available in Meeting-related functions, scroll down to the Meetings, Recording, Clips, and Whiteboard sections and select the options you would like to enable.
5. Feel free to disable these options at any time.

You still must choose to use AI Companion in meetings, and attendees will be notified when AI Companion is turned on for the meeting. After enabling these features, select the AI Companion button in Zoom meetings:

 

Ask the AI Companion to perform tasks in the chat panel.

A few tutorials for tasks DePaul employees can perform with Zoom AI Companion:

• In-meeting questions: Use this feature to have your AI Companion perform tasks like catching on missed topics without interrupting the meeting.
• Meeting summary: Meeting hosts can select the option either start or stop meeting summary through the in-meeting controls.
• Edit and share summaries: Go to your account and settings. Select summaries. This is where users can edit the generated summary as they choose. They can also share with a list of contacts if they have not already automatically shared the summary with the meeting attendees. Please note: Summaries will be retained for 120 days in accordance with our cloud recording retention policy.
• Lots of features: Visit this getting started page to explore many more AI Companion features.

Zoom’s AI Companion is an optional tool designed to support productivity, and DePaul users are encouraged to explore its features thoughtfully and with privacy in mind.

More features and information:

• AI Companion Settings for Clips
• AI Companion Settings for Team Chat
• AI Companion Features for Whiteboard