Using Webinar Summary with AI Companion

Webinar Summary with Zoom AI Companion uses AI technology, which may include third-party models, and allows webinar hosts to initiate an AI-generated summary of their webinar. When the host enables this feature in a webinar, hosts and panelists may automatically receive a summary after the webinar ends, if the host chose to share it with them.

Webinar Summaries are sent through email and available on the Zoom web portal, making it easy for hosts and panelists to review the key points of the webinar and the topics that were discussed.

Learn more about other Zoom AI Companion features and how Zoom AI Companion features handle your data.

Requirements for using Webinar Summary with AI Companion

Note: AI Companion may not be available for select verticals and other select customers.

Limitations of Webinar Summary with AI Companion

Webinar Summary with AI Companion has the following limitations:

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How to start Webinar Summary

You can start or stop Webinar Summary through the webinar controls for webinars you host. Webinar Summary only begins when the host or co-host clicks Start summary. Users can also adjust their settings to have Webinar Summary start as soon as the webinar launches.
Note: This does not require the host to be present, as Webinar Summary generation will begin as soon as someone starts your webinar.

Windows | macOS | Linux

Start Webinar Summary as the host

  1. Start a webinar from the Zoom desktop app.
  2. In the webinar control toolbar, click AI Companion .
    The webinar summary will begin to be generated, and participants will see a notification informing them that Webinar Summary is active.
  3. (Optional) Click AI Companion , then Stop AI Companion to stop summary generation.

After the webinar has ended, the summary will be finalized and sent out.

Zoom Rooms

Start Webinar Summary as the host

  1. Start a webinar from the Zoom Room.
  2. On the Zoom Rooms controller or touch display, tap More.
  3. In the additional webinar controls that appear, tap Start Summary.
  4. (Optional) On the Zoom Rooms controller or touch display, tap More, then tap Stop summary to stop generating the summary of the current webinar.

How to view the webinar summary

If the host enables sharing, webinar participants can access the summary through email. Anyone who receives the webinar summary may save and share it with apps and others. The account owner can access the webinar summary.

View email summary

Once a webinar summary is available, a copy of it is provided through email.

  1. Access your email inbox.
  2. Select the email with the same subject as the webinar topic to view the summary.
  3. (Optional) In the body of the email, click Edit Summary Here.
    You will be prompted to sign in to your Zoom account (if you are not already) to continue editing the summary through the web portal.
    Note: Only the host has the Edit Summary Here option.

Note: Participants joining the webinar ad hoc through an invitation link will not receive the summary, as they were not on the original invitee list.

How to manage webinar summaries

The Webinar Summary with AI Companion page allows you to view, edit, and share the summaries of webinars you hosted.

  1. Sign in to the Zoom web portal.
  2. In the navigation menu, click Summaries.
  3. In the My Summaries tab, select from the list to access the webinar summary. Alternatively, enter a webinar topic or ID, or select a date range to search for a specific webinar summary to be displayed.
    Choose from the following options:

Supported languages for Webinar Summary with AI Companion

Webinar Summary can summarize webinar discussions in several languages. If more than one language is spoken in the webinar, the generated summary will be provided in the language used by the majority of participants, or the host’s speaking language if there is no clear majority.

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For conversations in languages other than English, ensuring that your caption language is set correctly helps AI Companion accurately transcribe speech, improving the quality of the generated transcript for Webinar Summary. If captions are disabled or were not previously used, English is chosen by default. If they have previously been used, the previously utilized caption language will be used instead. If a mismatch is detected between your chosen spoken language and the language you are speaking, AI Companion will detect and adapt to the speaking language detected.