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In this episode of the AI First Podcast, Box Chief Customer Officer ​@Jon, speaks with Karthik Devarajan, Chief Technology Officer at American Humane Society, the nation's first humane organization dedicated to protecting animals for over 150 years.Karthik discusses how AI is transforming operations across American Humane Society's diverse programs, from disaster rescue to service dog training, enhancing their mission to protect animals at scale. American Humane Society is using AI to modernize how it manages vast amounts of data across its programs, leveraging technology to identify patterns and assist with critical decision-making. Karthik shares insights into how AI is improving efficiency, including AI-assisted audits, image analysis from rescue operations, and reducing manual processes to save time for staff so they can focus on what truly matters - animal welfare. Whether you're in the nonprofit space, technology

We’re excited to share our latest announcement, highlight upcoming events you won’t want to miss, and bring you fresh insights into what’s happening across Box.  Are you tired of constantly playing catch‑up with content risk as collaboration and AI scale? It’s time to get ahead. Our Box security experts will share how Box Shield Pro empowers teams with: 🔍 AI‑powered classification to safeguard sensitive data 🛡️ Early ransomware detection to stop threats before they spread 🌐 Smarter threat intelligence for proactiv

Hi, When I only have viewer permission, would it be possible to open the file?Or I only can view the file icon? Thanks

How do I enable strikethrough on my checklists?

We’re refreshing the Box Community with a brand‑new look and enhanced experience! To make it happen, the site will be temporarily unavailable Sunday evening (EST) for about 2–4 hours. Thank you for your patience—we’re excited to bring you back to a faster, smarter, and more engaging community space soon.  

Thanks ​@Jakub Piech PM Mobile and ​@msyu Box for yesterday’s overview of Box for Mobile and Box AI for Mobile. Also, thanks to our customer guests who joined in the discussion. You can find the recording below. Recording clip here   Polls: Interactive Feedback to Drive Future Features ​@Jakub Piech PM Mobile  led several polls designed to gather data on user preferences. Topics covered included: Frequency of Box Mobile app usage

On December 1, 2025, an update to the Box Terms of Service ("Terms") will take affect for those users whose accounts are subject to the Terms and not a separate written agreement, such as the Box Service Agreement. None of these changes affect the pricing for your subscription to the Box Service. The Terms reflect the commitments Box and its users make to each other. The updates include terms which will enable regional compliance with the EU Data Act. By continuing to use the Box service, you confirm that you have reviewed and agreed to our updated Terms of Service which you may view here.

Thanks to ​@MMasood Box ​@Tim F Box  Kaitlyn McGillicuddy, CSM’s for yesterday’s overview of Box AI and demo for State and Local Government, you can find the recording clips and summary below.  Recording clipsPublic sector overview and customer polls. Recording clip hereOverview of Box AI features. Recording clip hereDemo. Recording clip

I am trying to add a user - we currently have 9 and my admin account says that there is 1 available. When I try to add a user, I am told all available seats are taken.  Why the disparity?

The pre-configured template gallery enables users to download, edit, and utilize several of pre-configured Box Doc Gen templates covering multiple use cases and lines of business.We are incredibly excited to announce the pre-configured template gallery in Box Doc Gen, providing users with an assortment of pre-created Box Doc Gen templates that can be leveraged to address document generation use cases, test document generation processes, and train users on how to create and leverage Box Doc Gen templates, including template tags, conditional logic, calculations, and more.Users can select a template from a number of pre-configured templates covering a variety of use cases and perform the following actions:Download the template and edit it in Microsoft Word with the Box Doc Gen Template Creator add-in to align

Do Inactive Users count towards the number of Managed Users you can have?

Thanks to Manu Vohra, MD for Life Sciences, ​@RWeatherly Box , CSM, and ​@AllisonS Box Solutions Engineer, for yesterday’s overview and demo of Box for Life Sciences. You can find the recording clips and highlights below.  Recording clips below:Industry Perspective: Overview of AI for Life Sciences with Manu Vohra. Recording clip here Foundations of Box AI. Recording clip

We are incredibly excited to announce the ability to embed Box Apps within custom apps, third party apps, web portals and more! The Box Apps embedded experience is a HTML-based framework that allows embedding the entire Box App experience in a custom-made application.To embed Box Apps in third party and custom applications, as well as web portals, websites and more, users simply need to select the embed widget link generation tool available from the Box Apps ellipsis menu.With this new integration capability, organizations can:Easily create an embed code (iframe HTML tag) for the Box App they wish to embed. Customize the frame size of the embedded app. Preview how the embedded app will appear. With the embedded Box Apps experience, Box Apps limits navigation and app design editing contr

Users can configure notifications to alert other users any time an item is added, removed, or changed within a metadata view in Box AppsIn April 2025, we introduced enhanced email notifications in Box Apps,  automatically alerting end users when an App is shared with other users. We are excited to share some additional notification capabilities Box Apps to keep users and admins informed throughout their business processes and enhance communication between Box Apps and end-users. Box Apps can now be configured to automatically alert and notify end-users when changes are made to a metadata view within an App. With this new feature: Users can subscr

Thanks to ​ Kamil, and  ​@shurrey Box for yesterday’s overview and demo of Box MCP server.  Recording clipsFull recording hereOverview of MCP Server and Box MCP Server. Recording clip hereOpen Source MCP Server, and customer Q&A. Recording clip here Addressing Challenges of AI in Enterprise DataKamil opened by ident

Thanks to @andrew slate Paige Vermeer and Katy Parker, Data and content management expert, AI explorerand PIM System Administrator at Congo Brands, for yesterdays great demo and overview. Please find the recording and highlights below.  Recording clips of each section:Overview of AI and Box AI. Recording clip hereDemo of client onboarding with metadata extraction. Recording clip 

Thanks to ​@user10 Box  (Chirine Chartouni, Product Manger), for yesterday’s overview and demo, also thanks to  Jonathan Evans, Fernando Cerenza for sharing their insights. You can find the highlights and recording clips here  Recording clipsOverview of Box Partnership with Microsoft. Recording clip here Integration Overview - Productivity and Collaboration. Recording clip here AI and Copilot. Rec

In the linked PR from BOX last June, they mentioned a debug view for AI studio. Has anyone here used it? Or can anyone point me to some Box or other reputable sources for more detailed information?I tried asking ChatGPT and it suggests that I should be able to use it if I have admin privileges, which I do. But I see no sign of it in the playground for my agent.Thank you! https://support.box.com/hc/en-us/articles/42423872260115-Enhancements-to-AI-Studio-Jun-2025

Thanks to ​@MMasood Box and Tyler Kratzer for yesterday’s demo of Box for Health and Human Services. Please find recording clips and summary below  Recording clipsOverview from ​@MMasood Box Recording clip hereDemo from Tyler Kratzer. Recording clip here Exploring AI Trends Through Interactive PollsTo kickoff a discussion on AI’s use in the public sector, ​@thomasdee