ClickUp takes on Slack and Teams with its own AI-powered ‘everything’ chat.
ClickUp, a project management software company, has announced the launch of ClickUp Chat, a new tool that integrates team communication directly into its existing project management platform. Unlike Slack and Microsoft Teams, which have been adding AI-powered features over the years, ClickUp is launching its AI tools natively from day one, aiming to provide a superior and more powerful user experience.
According to Zeb Evans, Founder and CEO of ClickUp, the new tool is designed to unify communication and lead to actual, productive gains in the workplace. ClickUp Chat introduces several innovative features to improve team communication and overall productivity. These include Connected Conversations and Tasks, where channels are linked to projects, tasks, documents, forms, and whiteboards, ensuring that conversations stay connected to the work being discussed. The FollowUps™ feature helps users triage messages, ensuring important conversations and action items aren’t lost. Teams can now turn any conversation into a task directly within ClickUp using the Convert Messages into Tasks feature, leveraging ClickUp’s Brain™ AI to capture context from chat threads and create detailed tasks ready for execution.
Additionally, ClickUp Chat integrates several AI-driven features to manage communication more effectively. The AI CatchUp tool summarizes missed conversations, allowing users to quickly see what’s relevant without reading through every message. The AI CleanUp feature identifies action items and summarizes important updates in chat channels, reducing noise and improving organization. Users can also schedule meetings, assign tasks, and view team members’ workloads directly within chat, enhancing smoother workflows by providing better visibility into teammates’ availability and priorities. The platform supports live video and audio calls through SyncUps, allowing for screen sharing, task linking, and real-time collaboration. AI can automatically summarize these meetings and create action items, providing teams with a clear roadmap after each SyncUp.
A major benefit of ClickUp Chat is its ability to synchronize conversations and work context. The platform’s Synced Threads feature keeps threads aligned between chat and tasks, ensuring that conversations stay relevant to the work being discussed. This integration aims to eliminate the need to toggle between different platforms, making it easier for teams to stay organized and productive. With its comprehensive approach to integrating AI into team communication, ClickUp is positioning itself as a leader in unifying communication that leads to actual, productive gains in the workplace among all members of teams.
source:https://venturebeat.com/virtual/clickup-takes-on-slack-and-teams-with-its-own-ai-powered-everything-chat/
